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(LIM-foh-EH-pih-THEE-lee-OH-muh)
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| A type of cancer that begins in the tissues covering the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat behind the nose). |
Previous Definitions: | lymphocyte, lymphocytic, lymphocytic leukemia, lymphocytic leukopenia, lymphocytopenia | Next Definitions: | lymphography, lymphoid, lymphokine-activated killer cell, lymphoma, lymphomatoid granulomatosis |
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