Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • Thomas Hodgkin: An English physician and pathologist, best known for being the first to describe the disease that would later bear his name, Hodgkin's disease (now more commonly called Hodgkin lymphoma).

Usage

• Proper noun:
  • The medical community honors the contributions of Thomas Hodgkin.
  • Thomas Hodgkin published his seminal paper on the disease in 1832.

Advanced Usage

• Historical reference: The name is used in historical and medical contexts to refer to the individual and his specific contribution to medicine.
  • The work of Thomas Hodgkin was pivotal in the understanding of lymphatic cancers.

Variants and Related Words

• Hodgkin's disease (noun): The former name for Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer originating from white blood cells called lymphocytes.
  • Advances in treatment have improved the prognosis for Hodgkin's disease.
• Hodgkin lymphoma (noun): The modern term for the cancer first described by Thomas Hodgkin.
  • Hodgkin lymphoma is characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells.

Synonyms

• Dr. Hodgkin: A common abbreviated reference.
• The eponym for Hodgkin lymphoma: Refers to his name being given to the disease.

Related Phrases

• Hodgkin's description: Refers specifically to his 1832 paper "On Some Morbid Appearances of the Absorbent Glands and Spleen."
  • Hodgkin's description of the disease was remarkably accurate for its time.

Noun

1. English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866)