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lymphangitis

American  
[lim-fan-jahy-tis] / ˌlɪm fænˈdʒaɪ tɪs /
Also lymphangiitis

noun

Pathology.
  • lymphangitides
    plural
  1. inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.


lymphangitis British  
/ ˌlɪmfænˈdʒaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of one or more of the lymphatic vessels

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of lymphangitis

First recorded in 1835–45; lymphang(i)- + -itis


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If this should be observed even on Saturday night and Sunday, there would be fewer cases of "Monday morning sickness," such as colics and lymphangitis.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener

The affected part may be cold or hot, and it may show the red lines of lymphangitis and the swelling of the adjacent lymphatic glands.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

This type of lymphangitis is associated with, or the result of, a derangement of digestion.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix

These vessels may share in the inflammation and be the seat of lymphangitis, or they may show no evidence of the passage of the noxa.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

The exudation lies within the larger lymph-spaces, and is therefore sometimes designated as the result of a lymphangitis, the deep-seated, wider lymph-spaces being concerned rather than those more superficial.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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