Disease or Syndrome
lymphadenopathy
lym·phad·e·nop·a·thy [ lim-fad-n-op-uh-thee, lim-fuh-dn- ]
Subclass of:
Lymphatic Diseases
Also called:
Swollen Glands
Definitions related to lymphadenopathy:
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A clinical finding indicating that a lymph node is enlarged. The lymphadenopathy of Kawasaki disease is a single anterior cervical lymph node.ACC/AHA Clinical Data TerminologyAmerican College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
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Abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An enlarged lymph node. Causes include viral and bacterial infections and cancers that affect the lymph nodes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Disease of LYMPH NODES which are abnormal in size, number or consistency.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Disease or swelling of the lymph nodes.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Enlargment (swelling) of a lymph node.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Lymphadenopathy is palpable enlargement of ? 1 lymph nodes. Diagnosis is clinical. Treatment is of the causative disorder.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Lymph nodes, in conjunction with the spleen, tonsils, adenoids, and Peyer patches, are highly organized centers of immune cells that filter antigen from the extracellular fluid. Directly interior to the fibrous capsule is the subcapsular sinus.WebMD, 2019
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Swollen lymph nodes usually occur as a result of infection from bacteria or viruses. Rarely, swollen lymph nodes are caused by cancer.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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