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lymphogranuloma

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[lim-fuh-gran-yuh-loh-muh] / ˌlɪm fəˌgræn yəˈloʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

lymphogranulomas, lymphogranulomata

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

  2. Also called lymphogranuloma venereum.  a venereal form of lymphogranuloma, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and characterized initially by a lesion on the genitals.

  3. Obsolete. Hodgkin's disease.

Etymology

Origin of lymphogranuloma

First recorded in 1920–25; lympho- + granuloma

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First used on human patients at New York's Harlem Hospital by Dr. Louis T. Wright, the "gold dust" worked wonders for victims of lymphogranuloma.

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