Medical Dictionary

status lymphaticus

noun status lym·phat·i·cus \-(ˌ)lim-ˈfat-i-kəs\

Medical Definition of STATUS LYMPHATICUS

:  hyperplasia of the lymphatic tissue formerly believed to be a cause of sudden death in infancy and childhood but now no longer recognized as a genuine pathological entity—called also lymphatism

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