lymphadenitis
[ lim-fad-n-ahy-tis, lim-fuh-dn- ]
nounPathology.
inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
Origin of lymphadenitis
1- Also called adenitis.
Words Nearby lymphadenitis
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How to use lymphadenitis in a sentence
Sometimes the lymphadenitis is of an acute character, and the tendency is towards the formation of an abscess.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesIn uncomplicated diphtheritic laryngitis I expect no lymphadenitis.
The characters of the lymphadenitis vary with the nature of the irritant.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
British Dictionary definitions for lymphadenitis
lymphadenitis
/ (lɪmˌfædɪˈnaɪtɪs, ˌlɪmfæd-) /
noun
inflammation of a lymph node
Origin of lymphadenitis
1C19: New Latin. See lymph, adenitis
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