Meanings
plural lymphadenopathies
- medicineAn abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes; it is often a nonspecific sign of infection but is also often of obscure origin and benign.
Synonyms: adenopathy, lymphadenitis, lymphitis, adenitis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes; it is often a nonspecific sign of infection but is also often of obscure origin and benign.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀδήν“gland”
- Ancient Greekνύμφη“nymph, bride”
- Englishlymphadenopathy
From lymph- + adenopathy, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “nymph, bride”) + Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) + πάσχω (páskhō, “to suffer”).
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Chinese Mandarin 淋巴結病 /淋巴结病
- 淋巴結病 /淋巴结病 (línbājiébìng)abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes
Finnish imusolmuketauti
- imusolmuketautiabnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes
Greek λεμφαδενοπάθεια
- λεμφαδενοπάθεια (lemfadenopátheia)abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes
Polish limfadenopatia
- limfadenopatiaabnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes
Portuguese linfadenopatia
- linfadenopatiaabnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes
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