Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lymphadenia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lym-phade-nia
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Chronic inflammation and enlargement of the lymphatic glands, such as is found in Hodgkin's disease.

Example Sentences

"At the tumour period the diagnosis is easier, and the differential diagnosis chiefly concerns cutaneous lymphadenia and sarcoma."
"Lymphadenids cover the eruptive varieties allied to the lymphadenias."
"The lymphangitis and the lymphadenitis affect the upper as well as the inferior limbs and the genitalia (epididymitis, pain, and hyperesthesia scrotal might occur; being complicated in advanced stages with lymphadenia and scrotal elephantiasis)."

Etymology

From lymph + -adenia.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lymph

Inflected Forms

lymphadenias (plural)

Questions

What does lymphadenia mean?: Chronic inflammation and enlargement of the lymphatic glands, such as is found in Hodgkin's disease.
Where does lymphadenia come from?: From lymph + -adenia.

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