lymphadenitis
- noun
- /ˌlɪmfəˈdɛnɪtɪs/
- Specialized
:
linfadenitis
- He experienced pain in his neck due to lymphadenitis, which resulted from a recent throat infection.
- histiocytic lymphadenitis
- cervical lymphadenitis
- necrotizing lymphadenitis
Examples
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a rare, benign, self-limiting cervical lymphadenitis of unknown origin.
Academic text (2007) -
Patients with cervical lymphadenitis due to nontuberculous mycobacteria can present in an identical fashion and may be difficult to differentiate from those with M. tuberculosis infection.
Academic text (1995) -
Findings on histopathologic review were consistent with toxoplasmosis lymphadenitis.
Academic text (2006) -
Corynebacterium ulcerans may cause diphtheria in humans and caseous lymphadenitis in animals.
Academic text (2014) -
More contemporary series of patients with cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis, however, have reported only 16% to 38% of patients presenting with systemic complaints.
Academic text (1995) -
The results of his primary care physician's initial clinical examination suggested lymphadenopathy secondary to lymphadenitis, and the patient was treated over a 4-week period with two rounds of antibiotics.
Academic text (2004) -
Keywords: Kikuchi's disease; Lymphadenopathy; Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis
Academic text (2007) -
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a rare, benign, self-limiting cervical lymphadenitis of unknown origin.
Academic text (2007) -
Moreover, C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis may produce phospholipase D, the major virulence factor involved in caseous lymphadenitis, which is a disease that mainly affects sheep, goats, and horses (3).
Academic text (2014) -
The doctor diagnosed her with lymphadenitis after her swollen lymph nodes indicated an infection.
Synonyms
Swelling and pain in a gland or lymph node
How Inflamed
- Specialized
23
7.5
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
38
6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
lymphadenitis = lymph node (semi-transparent) = lymph + aden + itis
Formally 'lymph' + Greek combining form 'aden' (gland) + '-itis' (inflammation); the medical pattern is recognizable but requires knowledge of the combining form 'aden' and the suffix '-itis', so inference is only partially accessible to general learners.
Etymology
The word lymphadenitis breaks into three parts: lymph (the clear body fluid), aden (a Greek root meaning 'gland', the same root in adenoid), and -itis (a suffix meaning 'inflammation', like in tonsillitis). So lymphadenitis literally means 'inflammation of the lymph glands', which is why it refers to swollen or infected lymph nodes.