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LYMPHADENITIS
Definition of LYMPHADENITIS
noun
The inflammation or swelling of the lymph nodes, often a nonspecific sign of infection but also often benign and of obscure origin.
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Where it comes from
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from lymph- + adenitis = lymph- + aden- + -itis.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LYMPHADENITIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LYMPHADENITIS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEHIILMNPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start LYMPHADEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found LYMPHADENITIS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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