ADENOPATHY

adenopathy

(noun) a glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

adenopathy (countable and uncountable, plural adenopathies)

(medicine) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.

Synonyms

• adenitis (often synonymous)

• lymphadenitis (often synonymous)

• lymphadenopathy (often synonymous)

• lymphitis (often synonymous)

Source: Wiktionary


Ad"e*nop"a*thy, n. [Adeno- + Gr. suffering, to suffer.] (Med.)

Definition: Disease of a gland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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