Term | Definition |
acute lymphangitis | inflammation of one or more lymphatic vessels |
acute suppurative lymphadenitis | infection and inflammation of a lymph nope; may affect a single node or localized group of nodes |
AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; initial symptoms include lymphadenopathy, fatigue, fever, arthralgias and weight loss |
Epstein-Barr virus mononucleosis | infections mononucleosis marked by firm, discrete, tender lymph nodes of anterior and posterior cervical chains and the submandibular lymph nodes |
fluctuant | wavelike motion that is felt when lymph node is palpated |
herpes simplex | group of acute infections caused by human herpes virus 1 or 2; marked by enlargement of anterior cervical and submandibular nodes |
Hodgkin disease | malignant lymphoma marked by asymmetrical enlargement of the cervical lymph nodes often in the posterior triangle, rubbery and non painful |
HIV | characterized by the dysfunction of cell-mediated immunity |
lymphadenopathy | enlarged lymph nodes |
lymphangitis | inflammation of lymphatics that drain an area of infection; tender erythematous streaks extend proximally from the infected area; regional nodes also tender |
lymphangioma | congenital malformation of dilated lymphatics |
lymphatic filariasis | massive accumulation of lymphedema throughout the body; most common cause of secondary lymphedema worldwide; aka elephantiasis |
lymphedema | edematous swelling caused by excessive accumulation of lymph fluid in tissues caused by inadequate lymph drainage |
matted | group of nodes the feel connected and seem to move as a unit |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | malignant neoplasm of the lymphatic system and the reticuloendothelial tissues; most often in chest, neck, abdomen, tonsils and skin nodes |
serum sickness | immune complex disease; mediated by tissue deposition of circulating immune complexes |
shotty nodes | small, nontender nodes that feel like BB's under skin |
toxoplasmosis | parasitic zoonosis marked by a single, chronically enlarged, nontender lymph node in the posterior cervical chain |