enlarged lymph node

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• Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome — A syndrome of unknown origin that mainly affects young children. It causes fever, reddening of the eyes (conjunctivitis) and lips and mucous membranes of the mouth, ulcerative gum disease (gingivitis), swollen glands in the neck (cervical… …   Medical dictionary

• Syndrome, mucocutaneous lymph node — A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children. It causes fever, reddening of the eyes (conjunctivitis) and lips and mucous membranes of the mouth, ulcerative gum disease (gingivitis), swollen glands in the neck (cervical… …   Medical dictionary

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• bubo — Inflammatory swelling of one or more lymph node s, usually in the groin; the confluent mass of nodes usually suppurates and drains pus. [G. boubon, the groin, a swelling in the groin] bullet b. a hard, painless swelling of a gland in the …   Medical dictionary

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