What does "lymphadenitis" mean?

The inflammation or swelling of the lymph nodes, often a nonspecific sign of infection but also often benign and of obscure origin.

How do you pronounce "lymphadenitis"?

Pronounced //lɪmfædəˈnaɪtɪs//.

Common synonyms include: adenolymphitis, adenopathy, adenopathy, lymphadenopathy, lymphadenopathy.

//lɪmfædəˈnaɪtɪs// noun

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Noun

1
The inflammation or swelling of the lymph nodes, often a nonspecific sign of infection but also often benign and of obscure origin. countable, uncountable
"(all often synonymous in imprecise use)"
2
inflammation of lymph nodes wordnet

"(all often synonymous in imprecise use)"

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from lymph- + adenitis = lymph- + aden- + -itis.

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