lymphogranuloma

[ lim-fuh-gran-yuh-loh-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural lym·pho·gran·u·lo·mas, lym·pho·gran·u·lo·ma·ta [lim-f, uh, -gran-y, uh, -, loh, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
2. Also called lymphogranuloma ve·nere·um [v, uh, -, neer, -ee-, uh, m], a venereal form of lymphogranuloma, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and characterized initially by a lesion on the genitals.
3. Obsolete. Hodgkin's disease.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lymphogranuloma¹

First recorded in 1920–25; lympho- + granuloma

Example Sentences

The Department of Health and Human Services has opened the borders to immigrants with granuloma inguinale, chancroid, and lymphogranuloma venereum, which will no longer be considered communicable diseases of public health significance, the Washington Examiner reported Tuesday.

From Washington Times

It gives doctors a weapon against typhus, parrot fever, and a venereal disease, lymphogranuloma, which is commonest in the Southern U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

First used on human patients at New York's Harlem Hospital by Dr. Louis T. Wright, the "gold dust" worked wonders for victims of lymphogranuloma.

From Time Magazine Archive