adenopathy

[ ad-n-op-uh-thee ]

/ ˌæd nˈɒp ə θi /

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noun Pathology.

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

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

Words nearby adenopathy

adenoidectomy, adenoiditis, adenoids, adenology, adenoma, adenopathy, adenosarcoma, adenosine, adenosine cyclic monophosphate, adenosine deaminase, adenosine deaminase deficiency

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) /

noun pathol

enlargement of the lymph nodes

enlargement of a gland

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