# lymphoma

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/ · frequency rank #20,422

## Definitions
1. A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.

## Etymology
From lymph, from Latin lympha (“water”) + -oma (“disease, morbidity”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`llymphoma`, `lmyphoma`, `lymhpoma`, `lymmphoma`, `lymphhoma`, `lymphmoa`, `lymphoam`, `lymphomma`, `lympohma`, `lympphoma`, `lypmhoma`, `lyymphoma`, `ylmphoma`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lymphoma