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Definitions of lymph node
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  • mono an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
  • lymphadenopathy chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease)
  • mononucleosis an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
  • bubo a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
  • lumpectomy surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer
  • kawasaki disease an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause
  • radical hysterectomy surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes
  • lymphangiography roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram
  • acute lymphocytic leukemia acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
  • glandular fever an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
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