See Also: Burkitt's lymphoma(medicine)
Burkitt lymphoma(health)
Burkitt lymphoma(medicine)
Burkitt(dictionary)
Burkitt, Denis(medicine)
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Lymphoma(health)
Lymphoma(medicine)

acme (oh) and Burkitt lymphoma (health)


acme (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Greek; Origin: akme 'point, highest point']
the acme of sth
formal the best and highest level of something
::the acme of perfection

Burkitt lymphoma (health)


A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that most often occurs in young people between the ages of 12 and 30, accounting for 40% to 50% of childhood NHL. The disease usually causes a rapidly growing tumor in the abdomen. Up to 90% of these tumors are in the abdomen. Other sites of involvement include the testis, sinuses, bone, lymph nodes, skin, bone marrow, and central nervous system.