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lymphangitis

[lim-fan-jahy-tis]

lym·phan·gi·tis

[lim-fan-jahy-tis]
noun, plural -git·i·des [-jit-i-deez] . Pathology.
inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
Also, lym·phan·gi·i·tis [lim-fan-jee-ahy-tis] .


Origin:
1835–45; lymphang(i)- + -itis
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lymphangitis (ˌlɪmfænˈdʒaɪtɪs)
 
n , pl -gitides
inflammation of one or more of the lymphatic vessels
 
[C19: see lymph, angio-, -itis]
 
lymphangitic
 
adj

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lymphangitis lym·phan·gi·tis (lĭm'fān-jī'tĭs) or lym·phan·gi·i·tis (lĭm-fān'jē-ī'tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.

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