Lymphogranuloma
[lim-fuh-gran-yuh-loh-muh] /ˌlɪm fəˌgræn yəˈloʊ mə/
noun, plural lymphogranulomas, lymphogranulomata
[lim-fuh-gran-yuh-loh-muh-tuh] /ˌlɪm fəˌgræn yəˈloʊ mə tə/ (Show IPA). Pathology.
1.
any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
2.
Also called lymphogranuloma venereum
[vuh-neer-ee-uh m] /vəˈnɪər i əm/ (Show IPA). a venereal form of lymphogranuloma, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and characterized initially by a lesion on the genitals.
3.
Obsolete. .
lymphogranuloma lym·pho·gran·u·lo·ma (lĭm’fō-grān’yə-lō’mə)
n.
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