lymphogranuloma

lymphogranuloma
/lim'feuh gran'yeuh loh"meuh/, n., pl. lymphogranulomas, lymphogranulomata /-meuh teuh/. Pathol.
1. any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
2. Also called lymphogranuloma venereum /veuh near"ee euhm/, a venereal form of lymphogranuloma, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and characterized initially by a lesion on the genitals.
3. Obs. See Hodgkin's disease.
[1920-25; LYMPHO- + GRANULOMA]

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