lymphadenitis

[Eng. lymph; Gr. adén =a gland, and suff. -it is.] Inflammation of the lymphatic glands; also called lymph it is. lym-pha-děn-ô-ma, s . [Lat. lymph a [LYMPH]; Gr. adēn =a gland, and suff. -ōma (?).] Path .: An important morbid condition of the glands, characterized by hypertrophy; Hodgkin's disease.