sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy
n.
A chronic disease that occurs in children and is characterized by massive painless cervical lymphadenopathy that is the result of distension of the lymphatic sinuses by macrophages containing ingested lymphocytes.
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Nearby words
sinuous, sinus, sinus arrest, sinus arrhythmia, sinus block, sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, sinus iridum, sinus meridianii, sinus node, sinus of dura mater, sinus of valsalva
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