lymphadenoma

[lim-fad-n-oh-muh, lim-fuh-dn-]

noun

Pathology.

plural

lymphadenomas, lymphadenomata 

1. an enlarged lymph node.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lymphadenoma¹

First recorded in 1870–75; lymph- + aden- + -oma

Example Sentences

Treatment.—In the acute form of lymphadenoma, treatment is of little avail.

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It may simulate lymphadenoma, because, in certain forms of the disease, the lymph glands, especially those in the neck, axilla, and groin, are greatly enlarged.

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Diagnosis.—Considerable difficulty attends the diagnosis of lymphadenoma at an early stage.

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Diagnosis.—The chief importance lies in differentiating tuberculous disease from lympho-sarcoma and from lymphadenoma, and this is usually possible from the history and from the nature of the enlargement.

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