How do you spell Lymphoma?
Correct spelling
lymphoma
Remember: lymph + oma. Think 'lymph nodes' plus tumor ending '-oma'
Why is lymphoma spelled this way?
From Latin lympha (water) + Greek -oma (tumor). Cancer of the lymphatic system. The 'ymph' cluster following the l is unusual in English.
Common misspellings of lymphoma
lymfomalymphomalinfomalymphmoa
Example
The oncologist explained that Hodgkin's lymphoma typically affects the lymph nodes in the chest and neck.