lymph node

lɪmf noʊd

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Definition of lymph node - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

anatomy immune system

TECH.

small organ in lymphatic system filtering lymph and fighting infection

TECH.

The doctor checked her lymph node for swelling.
She felt a tender lymph node under her jaw.
Biopsy of the lymph node revealed signs of infection.

gland

lymph gland

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Expressions with lymph node

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mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

disease causing fever and rash in children

The doctor diagnosed the child with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.

Expressions with lymph

lymph gland

small organ producing and storing cells that fight infection

The swollen lymph glands indicated an infection.

lymph vessel

duct transporting lymph to venous blood circulation

Lymph vessels eventually drain into the bloodstream.

lymph cell

white blood cell in the lymphatic system

Lymph cells help fight infections in the body.

lymph drainage

therapy using gentle movements to encourage lymph fluid to flow

The therapist performed lymph drainage to reduce the patient's arm swelling.

mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

disease causing fever and rash in children

The doctor diagnosed the child with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.

Expressions with node

root node

top element in a tree structure that has no parent element

In this directory tree, the root node represents the main folder.

child node

element directly below another element in a hierarchical structure

Each child node in the tree stores a single character.

ascending node

point in orbit crossing ecliptic plane northward

The satellite reached its ascending node at noon.

atrioventricular node

node in the heart transmitting impulses to ventricles

The atrioventricular node plays a crucial role in heart rhythm.

descending node

point where an orbit crosses a plane heading toward the south

The satellite passed the descending node of its orbit..

Heberden's node

hard swelling in finger joints from osteoarthritis

The doctor diagnosed her with Heberden's nodes on her fingers.

leaf node

node in a tree with no children

The algorithm processes each leaf node separately.

mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

disease causing fever and rash in children

The doctor diagnosed the child with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.

node lambda

serverless function executed in Node.js environment

The node lambda executed the code without a server.

node name

label used to identify a single node in a system or network

Each server has a unique node name on the company network.

Terms with lymph node included in their meaning

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adenitis

medical

inflammation of a gland or lymph node

bubo

inflammation

inflamed lymph node with pus formation

lymphadenoma

body swelling

abnormally enlarged lymph node

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French:ganglion lymphatique, ...
German:Lymphknoten, ...
Italian:linfonodo, ...
Spanish:ganglio linfático, ...
Portuguese:gânglio linfático, ...
Chinese:淋巴结, ...
Japanese:リンパ節, ...
Arabic:عُقْدَة لِمْفَاويَة, ...
Hebrew:בַּלּוּטַת לִימְפָה, ...
Russian:лимфатический узел, ...
Ukrainian:лімфатичний вузол, ...
Hindi:लिंफ नोड, ...
Bengali:লিম্ফ গ্রন্থি, ...
Catalan:gangli limfàtic, ...
Czech:lymfatická uzlina, ...
Danish:lymfeknude, ...
Dutch:lymfeklier, ...
Greek:λεμφαδένας, ...
Hungarian:nyirokcsomó, ...
Khmer:កូនកណ្ដុរទឹករងៃ, ...
Korean:림프절, ...
Persian:گرهٔ لنفاوی, ...
Polish:węzeł chłonny, ...
Portuguese (BR):gânglio linfático, ...
Romanian:ganglion limfatic, ...
Swedish:lymfknuta, ...
Thai:ต่อมน้ำเหลือง, ...
Turkish:lenf nodu, ...
Vietnamese:hạch bạch huyết, ...

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