adenopathy
pronunciation
How to pronounce adenopathy in British English:
UK [,ædɪ'nɒpəθɪ]
How to pronounce adenopathy in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands)
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Hemophilus influenzae and strep tococcus pneumoniae rarely cause suppurative or nonsuppurative adenopathy .
- 2. Although femoral adenopathy can also be secondary to chronic infection and trauma it is much more commonly of pathologic significance than is inguinal adenopathy .
- 3. She developed enlargement and soreness of her right parotid gland , but no fever , adenopathy , weight loss or night sweats . A ct scan showed thickening of her parotid gland .