adenopathy

adenopathy /ad·e·nop·a·thy/ (ad″ĕ-nop´ah-the)

1. adenomegaly.

2. enlargement of a lymph node.

3. lymphadenopathy.

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ad·e·nop·a·thy (dn-p-th)

n.

Swelling or abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes.

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adenopathy

[ad′ənop′əthē]

Etymology: Gk, aden + pathos, suffering

an enlargement of any gland. adenopathic, adj.

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adenopathy (ad´nop´thē),

n an enlargement or increase in size of glandular organs or tissues usually resulting from disease processes.

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adenopathy

enlargement of glands, especially of the lymph nodes.

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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).

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adenopathy

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

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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..