lymphadenopathy

American  

[lim-fad-n-op-uh-thee, lim-fuh-dn-] / lɪmˌfæd nˈɒp ə θi, ˌlɪm fə dn- /

noun

Pathology.

lymphadenopathies plural

1. chronically swollen lymph nodes.

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lymphadenopathy British  

/ lɪmˌfædɪˈnɒpəθɪ, ˌlɪmfæd- /

noun

1. a swelling of the lymph nodes, usually caused by inflammation associated with a viral infection such as rubella

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• lymphadenopathies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of lymphadenopathy

First recorded in 1915–20; lymph- + adeno- + -pathy

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