adenopathy

[ad″ĕ-nop´ah-the]

enlargement of a gland.

lymphadenopathy.

ad·e·nop·a·thy

(ad'ĕ-nop'ă-thē),

Swelling or morbid enlargement of the lymph nodes.

[adeno- + G. pathos, suffering]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

adenopathy

(1) Lymphadenopathy.
(2) A nonspecific term for any condition affecting the adenoids.

adenopathy

A general term for a lymph node disease. See Lymphadenopathy.

ad·e·nop·a·thy

(ad'ĕ-nop'ă-thē)

Swelling or morbid enlargement of the lymph nodes.

[adeno- + G. pathos, suffering]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

adenopathy

Any inflammation, abnormal enlargement or other disorder of LYMPH NODES. The term literally means any disease of GLANDS, and lymph nodes are not glands, but common usage restricts the meaning to lymph node disease or affection.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

lymphadenopathy

An enlargement of a lymph gland. The preauricular lymph node located 1 cm in front of the external ear drains the orbital region and is sometimes involved with eyelid and conjunctival infection (e.g. adult inclusion conjunctivitis, follicular conjunctivitis). Syn. adenopathy (although strictly speaking this term refers to the enlargement of any gland).

ad·e·nop·a·thy

(ad'ĕ-nop'ă-thē)

Swelling or morbid enlargement of the lymph nodes.

[adeno- + G. pathos, suffering]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about adenopathy

Q. my friend ate a bar of chocolate and now her left neck gland is swollen any ideas why? no other symptoms

A. it can be an infection -just like brandon said- or although this is rare, it can also be an allergic reaction.
if it is an infection, you can usually find such other infection symptoms like : fever, pain in that swollen area, increased white blood cells (in blood work test), etc.

if it is an allergy, usually it will fade away itself in couple of days, or you can just try to consume anti-allergic drugs, such as : loratadine and maybe combined with dexamethasone.

Good luck, and stay healthy always..

More discussions about adenopathy

This content is provided by iMedix and is subject to iMedix Terms. The Questions and Answers are not endorsed or recommended and are made available by patients, not doctors.

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

C-TBNA was sufficient for diagnosis of mediastinal adenopathy in 54.3% of cases and can be safely taught in an IP training program.

An Algorithmic Approach for Assessment of Mediastinal Lesions Using Conventional Transbronchial Needle Aspiration and Endoscopic Ultrasonography in a Single Procedure

Tumoral burden was assessed by positron emission tomography using [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose and showed diffuse supra- and infradiaphragmatic adenopathy. All tumoral lymph nodes were smaller than two centimeters and the metabolic activity was low (Figure 2).

Anasarca, Fever, Thrombocytopenia, Organomegaly, and Multiorgan Failure in a 24-Year-Old Pregnant Woman

However, incidence of tubercular lesions such as adenopathy and paravertebral abscess is greater (18%) in this study.

A study of mediastinal mass lesions by various imaging modalities

[3] It is a self-limiting disease that characteristically manifests as painless bilateral cervical adenopathy accompanied by fever, leucocytosis, an elevated ESR and hypergammaglobulinaemia.

Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman disease) and cirrhosis of the liver: a case report and literature review

A cervicothoracoabdominal CT demonstrated posterior mediastinal, lomboaortic, and laterocervical adenopathy, but no parenchymal masses.

Unusual primary tumors presenting as papillary carcinomas metastatic to the neck

Polytetrafluoroethylene giant granuloma and adenopathy: Long-term complications following subureteral polytetrafluoroethylene injection for the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux in children.

Late ureteral obstruction in an adult who had STING/Teflon in childhood: should we expect an epidemic?

The arthritis of our patient resembled sarcoidosis, but there was no sign such as hilar adenopathy or pulmonary infiltration on the chest X-ray that could support this diagnosis.

Parvovirus B19-associated reactive arthritis presented with erythema nodosum/Eritema nodozum ile prezente olan parvovirus B19 ile iliskili reaktif artrit

The abdominal exam should focus on the presence or absence of ascites (fluid wave), an omental mass, or inguinal adenopathy. However, none of the findings on exam are specific for an ovarian or fallopian tube malignancy, and imaging should be obtained for further evaluation.

Gynecologic oncology consult: managing an adnexal mass

Her physical exam was significant for pallor, pedal edema, mild axillary adenopathy, systolic ejection murmur, ascites, and non-tender hepatomegaly.

An elderly lady with fever of unknown etiology and severe pulmonary hypertension: intravascular lymphoma--an elusive diagnosis

Cervical adenopathy in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the upper aerodigestive tract is assumed to represent nodal metastasis and is treated with therapeutic neck dissection.

Does sentinel lymph node biopsy have a role in node-positive head and neck squamous carcinoma?

Position of adenopathy was confirmed on axial and coronal plane CT using the cross-referencing cross-hair (Fig.

Usefulness of lateral radiographs for detecting tuberculous lymphadenopathy in children - confirmation using sagittal CT reconstruction with multiplanar cross-referencing