adenopathy

[ ad-n-op-uh-thee ]

nounPathology.
  1. enlargement or disease of the glands, especially the lymphatic glands: a patient with prominent adenopathy.: See also lymphadenopathy.

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Origin of adenopathy

1
First recorded in 1875–80; adeno- + -pathy

Other words from adenopathy

  • ad·e·no·path·ic [ad-n-uh-path-ik], /ˌæd n əˈpæθ ɪk/, adjective

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How to use adenopathy in a sentence

  • This adenopathy is marked, discrete and painful, the glands often exquisitely tender on pressure.

    Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for adenopathy

adenopathy

/ (ˌædɪˈnɒpəθɪ) /


nounpathol
  1. enlargement of the lymph nodes

  2. enlargement of a gland

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