adenopathy

[ad-n-op-uh-thee]

noun Pathology.

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

Origin of adenopathy

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

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

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Historical Examples of adenopathy

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

noun pathol

enlargement of the lymph nodes

enlargement of a gland

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adenopathy in Medicine

adenopathy

[ăd′n-ŏp′ə-thē]

n.

Swelling or abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes.