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dermatopathic lymphadenitis

dermatopathic lymphadenitis noun: enlargement of lymph nodes, characterized by an inflammatory exudate and hyperplasia of reticuloendothelial cells due to phagocytosis of hemosiderin, melanin, and (possibly) fat.

Noun

dermatopathic lymphadenitis (countable and uncountable, plural dermatopathic lymphadenitises or dermatopathic lymphadenites or dermatopathic lymphadenitides)

  1. Enlargement of lymph nodes, characterized by an inflammatory exudate and hyperplasia of reticuloendothelial cells due to phagocytosis of hemosiderin, melanin, and (possibly) fat.
    • The histologic picture of dermatopathic lymphadenitis may be associated with a variety of benign skin disorders, and occasionally lesions similar to dermatopathic lymphadenitis are noted in patients without apparent skin lesions.2001, Daniel M. Knowles, Neoplastic Hematopathology, →ISBN, page 561
    • Dermatopathic lymphadenitis occurs in lymph nodes draining areas in which there has been disruption or irritation of the skin barrier due to any process, benign or malignant.2008, Lawrence M. Weiss, Lymph Nodes, →ISBN, page 45

Synonyms of dermatopathic lymphadenitis

Forms of dermatopathic lymphadenitis

pluraldermatopathic lymphadenitises
pluraldermatopathic lymphadenites
pluraldermatopathic lymphadenitides

Questions about dermatopathic lymphadenitis

What does dermatopathic lymphadenitis mean?
Dermatopathic lymphadenitis means enlargement of lymph nodes, characterized by an inflammatory exudate and hyperplasia of reticuloendothelial cells due to phagocytosis of hemosiderin, melanin, and (possibly) fat.
What part of speech is dermatopathic lymphadenitis?
Dermatopathic lymphadenitis is a noun.
What is the plural of dermatopathic lymphadenitis?
The plural of dermatopathic lymphadenitis is dermatopathic lymphadenitises.

Words near dermatopathic lymphadenitis in the dictionary

  1. dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis
  2. dermatopathias
  3. dermatopathic
  4. dermatopathic lymphadenites
  5. dermatopathic lymphadenitides
  6. dermatopathic lymphadenitis
  7. dermatopathic lymphadenitises
  8. dermatopathic lymphadenopathy
  9. dermatopathies
  10. dermatopathologic
  11. dermatopathological

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