lymphogranulomata

Variant of lymphogranuloma

lymphogranuloma definition

lympho·granu·loma (-gran′yo̵̅o̅ lō′mə)

noun pl. lymphogranulomas -·mas or lymphogranulomata -·mata (-mə tə)

any of several diseases characterized by enlargement of specific lymph nodes; esp., a venereal disease (lymphogranuloma venereum) typically involving the lymph nodes in the groin

Etymology: lympho- + granuloma

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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