lymph-, lympho-

1. A malignant tumor originating in a lymph node; such as, Hodgkin's disease or any of the range of cancers known as non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
2. Any of various usually malignant tumors that arise in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.
3. Any neoplastic disorder of lymphoid tissue; the term is often limited to the malignant lymphomas.
4. A tumor arising from any of the cellular elements of lymph nodes.

Lymphoma is a cancer of a class of cells called lymphocytes which are key players in the normal immune response.

This means that lymphoma, together with the leukemias and multiple myeloma, is unusual among cancers in that it represents a malignancy of the immune system; the very system of the body that is supposed to protect and defend our bodies from infection and, some believe, from cancer.

It is significant to know that the term lymphoma actually encompasses a group of diseases. This means that the best therapy for one person may be very different from the best therapy for someone else with a different form of lymphoma. The causes of lymphoma remains largely unknown.

Any disease of the lymphatic vessels or lymph nodes; lymphopathia: Ruth found out that there were different illnesses that could affect the lymphatic glands and lymph vessels and these ailments were termed lymphopathies.

A reduction, relative or absolute, in the number of lymphocytes in circulating blood.

A malignant tumor in lymphatic tissue, caused by the growth of abnormal lymphocytes.

Lymph is a fluid containing white cells, chiefly lymphocytes, that is drained from tissue spaces by the vessels of the lymphatic system. It can transport bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells.

Obstruction or stoppage of the regular flow of lymph: A case of lymphostasis can be diagnosed when bacteria and proteins cannot be eliminated from the tissues in the body due to some blockage.

Movement of lymphocytes in response to some stimulus.

A glycoprotein that is released by antigen-stimulated or mitogen-stimulated T cells and is toxic to various other cells.

Nourishment of the tissues by lymph in parts devoid of blood vessels.

1. The fluid in the space between the membranous and bony labyrinths of the inner ear.
2. The fluid which surrounds the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear, and separates it from the walls of the chambers in which the labyrinth lies.
3. The fluid contained within the osseus labyrinth, surrounding and protecting the membranous labyrinth.

Perilymph resembles extracellular fluid in composition (sodium salts are the predominate positive electrolyte) and, via the perilymphatic duct, is in continuity with cerebrospinal fluid.