lymphadenitis

[lim-fad-n-ahy-tis, lim-fuh-dn-]

lym·phad·e·ni·tis

[lim-fad-n-ahy-tis, lim-fuh-dn-]
noun Pathology.
inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
Also called adenitis.


Origin:
1875–80; lymph- + aden- + -itis
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Lymphadenitis has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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World English Dictionary
lymphadenitis (lɪmˌfædɪˈnaɪtɪs, ˌlɪmfæd-)
 
n
inflammation of a lymph node
 
[C19: New Latin. See lymph, adenitis]

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lymphadenitis lym·phad·e·ni·tis (lĭm-fād'n-ī'tĭs, lĭm'fə-də-nī'-)
n.
Inflammation of one or more lymph nodes.

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