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follicular lymphoma (fuh-LIH-kyoo-ler lim-FOH-muh)

 A type of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (cancer of the immune system) that is usually indolent (slow-growing). The tumor cells grow as groups to form nodules. There are several subtypes of follicular lymphoma.

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