adenopathy

[ad-n-op-uh-thee]

ad·e·nop·a·thy

[ad-n-op-uh-thee]
noun Pathology.
enlargement or disease of the glands, especially the lymphatic glands: a patient with prominent adenopathy. See also lymphadenopathy.

Origin:
1875–80; adeno- + -pathy

ad·e·no·path·ic [ad-n-uh-path-ik] , adjective
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Adenopathy has a plethora of syllables.
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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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adenopathy (ˌædɪˈnɒpəθɪ)
 
n
1.  enlargement of the lymph nodes
2.  enlargement of a gland

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adenopathy ad·e·nop·a·thy (ād'n-ŏp'ə-thē)
n.
Swelling or abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes.

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