lymphogranuloma

[ lim-fuh-gran-yuh-loh-muh ]

/ ˌlɪm fəˌgræn yəˈloʊ mə /

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noun, plural lym·pho·gran·u·lo·mas, lym·pho·gran·u·lo·ma·ta

[lim-fuh-gran-yuh-loh-muh-tuh]. /ˌlɪm fəˌgræn yəˈloʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.

Also called lym·phogranulo·ma ve·ne·re·um

[vuh-neer-ee-uhm], /vəˈnɪər i əm/, a venereal form of lymphogranuloma, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and characterized initially by a lesion on the genitals.

Obsolete. Hodgkin's disease.

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Origin of lymphogranuloma

First recorded in 1920–25; lympho- + granuloma

Words nearby lymphogranuloma

lympho-, lymphoblast, lymphocyte, lymphocytopenia, lymphocytosis, lymphogranuloma, lymphogranulomatosis, lymphography, lymphoid, lymphoid cell, lymphoid tissue