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Lymphadenopathy

Abnormally enlarged lymph nodes.

Commonly called 'swollen glands.' The term 'lymphadenopathy' is not as tough as it looks.

It is made up of three words: lymph + adeno- (meaning gland) + -pathy (meaning disease) = lymph gland disease.

Since most diseased lymph nodes are enlarged, the term has come to mean enlarged lymph nodes.

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