Definition of "lymphangitis" [lymphangitis]

• Inflammation of the lymphatic channels, the result of infection at a site distal to the channel. (noun)

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• "- Look for regional or systemic manifestations: lymphangitis, adenopathy, fever, septicemia, metastatic infection ..."
• "This type of lymphangitis is associated with, or the result of, a derangement of digestion."
• "Specific infectious forms of lymphangitis are seen in glanders and in strangles; infectious types of this disturbance are found in many instances where, initially, a localized or circumscribed infection has occurred -- the contagium having been introduced by way of an injury."