lymphadenitis
/lɪmfædəˈnaɪtɪs/noun
lymphadenitis is spelled L-Y-M-P-H-A-D-E-N-I-T-I-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lymphadenitis means “The inflammation or swelling of the lymph nodes, often a nonspecific sign of infection but also often benign and of obscure origin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lymphadenitis is lymphadenitides or lymphadenitises; Wiktionary also lists lymphadenites (nonstandard).
How many letters and syllables are in lymphadenitis?
| Letters | 13: L-Y-M-P-H-A-D-E-N-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lymphadenitis?
Lymphadenitis appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lymphadenitis?
- /lɪmfædəˈnaɪtɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lymphadenitis
- lymphadenitides plural
- lymphadenitises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lymphadenitis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The inflammation or swelling of the lymph nodes, often a nonspecific sign of infection but also often benign and of obscure origin.
(all often synonymous in imprecise use)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lymphadenitis come from?
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from lymph- + adenitis = lymph- + aden- + -itis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).