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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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This sero-purulent oedema is always associated with lymphangitis, the lymphatic vessels possessing varicose dilatations and beaded arrangements similar to those already described in the uterine tissue.

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

Lymphangitis is most frequently occasioned by the introduction of septic material into the tissues; consequently, infectious lymphangitis is more frequently observed than the non-infectious type.

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

Sporadic cases of this kind are to be seen occasionally, and are apparently caused by repeated attacks of lymphangitis.

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

When greasy heels are complicated by lymphangitis we have a condition very much resembling that of farcy.

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

An extremity may be greatly swollen because of the existence of chronic lymphangitis, influenza, or an acute septic infection occasioned by the introduction of pathogenic and aerogenic organisms.

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

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