| hodgkin |
| hodgkin | (n) English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866), Syn. Thomas Hodgkin |
| hodgkin | (n) English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994), Syn. Dorothy Hodgkin, Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin |
| hodgkin | (n) English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998), Syn. Alan Hodgkin, Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, Sir Alan Hodgkin |
| hodgkin's disease | (n) a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver |
| Hodgkin's disease | (Med.) A morbid condition characterized by progressive anæmia and enlargement of the lymphatic glands; -- first described by Dr. Hodgkin, an English physician. |