Definitions

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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From Hodgkin from the given name Roger + patronymic suffix -s.

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Examples

  • Stuck a not-so-little needle in this swollen area under my neck and started telling me about something called Hodgkins.

    Hit Reply Rocki St. Claire 2004

  • Stuck a not-so-little needle in this swollen area under my neck and started telling me about something called Hodgkins.

    Hit Reply Rocki St. Claire 2004

  • Stuck a not-so-little needle in this swollen area under my neck and started telling me about something called Hodgkins.

    Hit Reply Rocki St. Claire 2004

  • He claimed to have cured not only several of the most severe types of cancer, such as Hodgkins disease and lung cancer, but Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis as well.

    Doctor Of Hope 2007

  • Breastfed babies have a reported and documented lower incidence of illness 10 time less than that of bottlefed babies, hospitalization, ear infections, bladder infections, allergies, diaper rash and exzema, lower incidence of type 1 diabetes, lower incidence in childhood cancers such as Hodgkins and lymphoma.

    Why YOU Should Unconditionally Support Breastfeeding! 2005

  • Recently, investigators found SV40 DNA in biopsy specimens obtained from patients with cancers such as mesothelioma (lung), osteosarcoma (bone) and non-Hodgkins lymphoma (lymph nodes).

    SV40 2010

  • * The restless search then moved to radiation for different cancers including Hodgkins disease in the 1950s, feeding the hope that the lethal disease had found a “cure.”

    'Brain-based' education: Run from it 2011

  • "The SEC is committed to protecting the integrity of its inspection program and prepared to take action against those who compromise the integrity of that program," Gerald Hodgkins , an associate director in the SEC's enforcement division, said in an interview.

    Finra Settles in Battle of Overseers Jean Eaglesham 2011

  • In children, non-Hodgkins lymphoma is classified as one of the following:

    Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Diagnosis and Treatment 2010

  • Tissue must be removed to diagnose non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

    Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Diagnosis and Treatment 2010

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