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lymphogranuloma

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

noun

Pathology.

any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
Also called lymphogranuloma venereum. 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

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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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