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lymphogranuloma

[ lim-fuh-gran-yuh-loh-muh ]

noun

Pathology.
plural lymphogranulomas, lymphogranulomata
  1. any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
  2. Also called lymphogranuloma ve·nere·um [v, uh, -, neer, -ee-, uh, m], a venereal form of lymphogranuloma, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and characterized initially by a lesion on the genitals.
  3. Obsolete. Hodgkin's disease.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lymphogranuloma1

First recorded in 1920–25; lympho- + granuloma
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Example Sentences

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The Department of Health and Human Services has opened the borders to immigrants with granuloma inguinale, chancroid, and lymphogranuloma venereum, which will no longer be considered communicable diseases of public health significance, the Washington Examiner reported Tuesday.

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It gives doctors a weapon against typhus, parrot fever, and a venereal disease, lymphogranuloma, which is commonest in the Southern U.S.

First used on human patients at New York's Harlem Hospital by Dr. Louis T. Wright, the "gold dust" worked wonders for victims of lymphogranuloma.

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