/lim'feuh gran'yeuh loh"meuh/ , n. , pl. lymphogranulomas, lymphogranulomata /-meuh teuh/ . Pathol.
1. any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
2. Also called lymphogranuloma venereum /veuh near"ee euhm/ , a venereal form of lymphogranuloma, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and characterized initially by a lesion on the genitals.
3. Obs. See Hodgkin's disease .
[ 1920-25; LYMPHO- + GRANULOMA ]