#lymph nodes

• Adenitis — An acute or chronic inflammation of a lymph node or a gland, usually caused by a localized bacterial, viral, or fungal infection in the vicinity. This structural condition manifests clinically through swelling, increased local sensitivity, spontaneous pain upon palpation, and sometimes redness of the overlying skin, requiring clinical investigations to differentiate it from other lymphadenopathies.
• Adenopharyngitis — An acute or chronic inflammatory process that simultaneously affects the pharyngeal mucosa and the adjacent glandular lymphatic tissue, especially the retropharyngeal lymph nodes or palatine tonsils. This structural disorder is of infectious origin (viral or bacterial) and manifests clinically through severe dysphagia, fever, painful cervical adenopathy, and generalized pharyngeal congestion.
• Adenography — An imaging method or radiological investigation technique that allows the structural visualization and detailed examination of the glandular system or lymph nodes. This medical procedure is typically performed by introducing a radiopaque contrast medium into the efferent lymphatic vessels, followed by taking successive X-rays to detect abnormalities such as tumors, structural blockages, or chronic inflammation.
• Adenopathy — A disease or clinical manifestation characterized by the pathological enlargement, altered consistency, or sensitivity of the lymph nodes. This structural phenomenon represents a warning signal of the organism, occurring as a reaction to a local or generalized infection (viral, bacterial, fungal), within autoimmune diseases, or as a direct indicator of a primary or metastatic malignant tumor proliferation.