adenopathy

[ ad-n-op-uh-thee ]
/ ˌæd nˈɒp ə θi /

noun Pathology.

enlargement or disease of the glands, especially the lymphatic glands: a patient with prominent adenopathy. See also lymphadenopathy.

Origin of adenopathy

First recorded in 1875–80; adeno- + -pathy

OTHER WORDS FROM adenopathy

ad·e·no·path·ic [ad-n-uh-path-ik] /ˌæd n əˈpæθ ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby adenopathy

adenomatous polyp, adenomere, adenomyoma, adenomyosarcoma, adenomyosis, adenopathy, adenopharyngitis, adenophlegmon, adenosalpingitis, adenosarcoma, adenosine

Example sentences from the Web for adenopathy

  • This adenopathy is marked, discrete and painful, the glands often exquisitely tender on pressure.

    Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for adenopathy

adenopathy
/ (ˌædɪˈnɒpəθɪ) /

noun pathol

enlargement of the lymph nodes
enlargement of a gland

Medical definitions for adenopathy

adenopathy
[ ăd′n-ŏp′ə-thē ]

n.

Swelling or abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes.