lymphogranuloma

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

noun,plural lym·pho·gran·u·lo·mas, lym·pho·gran·u·lo·ma·ta [lim-fuh-gran-yuh-loh-muh-tuh]. /ˌlɪm fəˌgræn yəˈloʊ mə tə/. Pathology.
  1. any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.

  2. Also called lym·phogranulo·ma ve·ne·re·um [vuh-neer-ee-uhm], /vəˈnɪər i əm/, a venereal form of lymphogranuloma, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and characterized initially by a lesion on the genitals.

  1. Obsolete. Hodgkin's disease.

Origin of lymphogranuloma

1
First recorded in 1920–25; lympho- + granuloma

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