Adenia

Pathology, Internal Medicine

Also known as: Adenopathy

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Adenia is an obsolete medical term formerly used to describe systemic hyperplastic processes in the lymph nodes. It was introduced by Langhans and Trousseau to categorize conditions such as leukemia, lymphogranulomatosis, and lymphosarcomatosis.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

ADENIA (from the Greek aden - gland), a term currently little used, introduced by Langhans and Trousseau to denote systemic hyperplastic processes in the lymph nodes, observed primarily in leukemias, lymphogranulomatoses, lymphosarcomatoses, etc. (see Lymphadenosis).

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“Adenia.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/adenia/