lymphadenoma

[lim-fad-n-oh-muh, lim-fuh-dn-]

lym·phad·e·no·ma

[lim-fad-n-oh-muh, lim-fuh-dn-]
noun, plural lym·phad·e·no·mas, lym·phad·e·no·ma·ta [-muh-tuh] . Pathology.
an enlarged lymph node.

Origin:
1870–75; lymph- + aden- + -oma
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Lymphadenoma has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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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lymphadenoma lym·phad·e·no·ma (lĭm-fād'n-ō'mə)
n.
A tumorlike enlargement of a lymph node. No longer in technical use.

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