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lymphadenitis
(lymph|aden|itis)
Pronunciation:
/ˌlɪmfadɪˈnʌɪtɪs/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
inflammation of the lymph nodes.
Origin:
late 19th century
: from
lymph-
+ Greek
dēn
'gland'
+
-itis
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