lymphogranuloma
- noun
- /ˌlɪmfoʊˌɡræn.jʊˈloʊ.mə/
- Specialized
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linfogranuloma
- Lymphogranuloma can lead to significant discomfort and may require medical treatment to resolve the inflammation.
- lymphogranuloma venereum
Examples
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Kimura disease was first described in China in 1937 by Kimm and Szeto, who called it an eosinophilic hyperplastic lymphogranuloma.
Academic text (2010) -
The doctor explained that lymphogranuloma is often caused by an infection in the lymph nodes.
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After a thorough examination, the specialist diagnosed her with lymphogranuloma due to the swelling in her lymphatic system.
Synonyms
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A raised, often painful area on the body after injury or infection
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Swelling of the lymph nodes that makes them larger than normal
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Swelling of lymph nodes often in the neck or armpit
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A painful swollen gland that appears in some infections like plague
A swollen lump in the body caused by infection or disease
A swollen gland, usually a lymph node, that is larger than normal
Swelling and pain in small glands that fight germs, often caused by an infection
Compounds
- Specialized
A sexually transmitted infection that causes sores on the genitals and swollen glands in the groin
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word lymphogranuloma breaks into lympho- and granuloma, where lympho- means 'lymph', the clear fluid in the body, and granuloma comes from granule meaning 'small grain' plus -oma meaning 'swelling'. So a lymphogranuloma is a 'small-grain' type swelling of a lymph node, which explains why it means an enlarged lymph node often caused by infection.