[mod.L., f. L. lympha LYMPH + Gr. ἀδήν gland + -oma, after carcinoma, etc.] An abnormal development, or a tumor consisting of lymphoid tissue (Syd. Soc. Lex.). Hence Lymphadenomatous a.
1873. T. H. Green, Introd. Pathol. (ed. 2), 145. Closely allied to the simple lymphomata are the growths now known as lymphadenoma. Ibid., 147. A lymphadenomatous tumour of the mediastinum.
