lymphadenoma

English

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from lymph- +‎ adeno +‎ -oma = lymph- +‎ adenoma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪmfædəˈnoʊmə/

Noun

lymphadenoma

1. (biology, medicine, modern sense) A benign tumor (neoplasm) of lymphatic tissue.

   Hypernyms: adenoma < tumor, neoplasm, neoplasia

   Coordinate term: lymphadenocarcinoma (malignant counterpart)

2. (biology, medicine, archaic) Any hyperplastic or neoplastic mass of lymphatic tissue.
   1. (biology, medicine, archaic) Any pseudoleukaemia, especially Hodgkin's disease.
   2. (biology, medicine, archaic) Any malignant lymphatic tumor, including lymphosarcoma or lymphadenocarcinoma.

Related terms

• lymphadenopathy

Further reading

• “lymphadenoma”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “lymphadenoma”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “lymphadenoma”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.