Adenitis
121adenoid — 1. adjective Of or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue; lymphoid. 2. noun One of two folds of lymphatic tissue covered by ciliated epithelium. They are found in the …
122Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… …
123Yersinia — A group of bacteria that appear rod like under the microscope and include Yersinia pestis (the cause of the bubonic and pneumonic plague), Yersinia entercolitica (the cause of a disease called yersinosis), and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (which… …
124adenophlegmon — Acute inflammation of a gland and the adjacent connective tissue. [adeno + G. phlegmone, inflammation] * * * ad·e·no·phleg·mon (ad″ə no flegґmon) [adeno + phlegmon] phlegmonous adenitis …
125filariasis — Presence of filariae in the tissues of the body or in blood (microfilaremia) or tissue fluids (microfilariasis), occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; living worms cause minimal tissue reaction, which may be asymptomatic, but death of… …
126lymphadenitis — Inflammation of a lymph node or lymph node s. [lymphadeno + G. itis, inflammation] dermatopathic l. SYN: dermatopathic lymphadenopathy. mesenteric l. SYN: mesenteric adenitis. paratuberculous l. old term for chronic inflammation of certain …
127Mycobacterium — A genus of aerobic, nonmotile bacteria (family Mycobacteriaceae) containing Gram positive, acid fast, slender, straight or slightly curved rods; slender filaments occasionally occur, but branched forms rarely are produced. Parasitic and… …
128syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …
