Disease or Syndrome
lymphadenitis Audio
lym·phad·e·ni·tis [ lim-fad-n-ahy-tis, lim-fuh-dn- ]
Subclass of:
Lymphatic Diseases
Etymology:
Latin lympha = water + Greek aden = gland + -itis = inflammation
Definitions related to lymphadenitis:
  • Acute or chronic inflammation of one or more lymph nodes. It is usually caused by an infectious process.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Inflammation of a lymph node.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Inflammation of one or more lymph nodes.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Inflammation of the lymph nodes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (lymph gland infection) A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the lymph nodes.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
  • Lymphadenitis is an acute infection of one or more lymph nodes. Symptoms include pain, tenderness, and lymph node enlargement. Diagnosis is typically clinical. Treatment is usually empiric.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Lymphadenitis is the inflammation or enlargement of a lymph node. Lymph nodes are small, ovoid nodules normally ranging in size from a few millimeters to 2 cm.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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