non-Hodgkin
/nɒnˈhɒdʒkɪn/(also non-Hodgkins, non-Hodgkin's) Pathology
adjective
Designating lymphomas that lack the pathological features diagnostic of Hodgkin's disease; of, relating to, or suffering from such a lymphoma. Chiefly attributive.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Cancer. From non- + the name of Dr Thomas Hodgkin. In some forms from non- + the genitive of the name of Dr Thomas Hodgkin.