单词 | adenitis |
释义 | adenitisn. Medicine. Inflammation or reactive hyperplasia of one or more lymph nodes (= lymphadenitis n.); an instance of this. In later use also: inflammation of a gland. Frequently with distinguishing word.dacryo-, sialadenitis, etc.: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [noun] > inflammation adenitis1826 1826 J. Bell & R. La Roche tr. F. J. V. Broussais Treat. Physiol. appl. Pathol. ii. x. 460 When these adenites [Fr. adénites] pass into a chronic state, whole limbs are seen converted into great albuminous or lardaceous masses. 1847 Lancet 4 Dec. 593/1 The inguinal regions get painful and adenitis is not long in appearing. 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 654 Erysipelas and adenitis in 6, 1 of whom died. 1949 H. W. Florey et al. Antibiotics I. i. 62 The best results were obtained in osteitis of the small joints, adenitis, [etc.]. 1972 Titusville (Pa.) Herald 16 Oct. 4/5 A severe sore throat may be responsible for the enlargement of tiny glands around the intestine (mesenteric adenitis). 1978 Amer. Jrnl. Dis. Children 132 675/1 Other factors that assist in the differentiation of adenitides include a history of recent exposure to tuberculosis. 2010 Vet. Dermatol. 21 159/1 Sebaceous adenitis (SA) is an inflammation of the sebaceous glands that may be a secondary consequence in other dermal inflammatory disorders or may be idiopathic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1826 |
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