lymph gland
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A consultant later told him he had throat cancer that had spread to his lymph gland.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2023
On April 21, I returned to Orthopedist No. 1, and he assured me that my elbow bursitis was unconnected to the swelling in my right armpit, where I have a lymph gland.
From Scientific American • Jul. 20, 2021
A lymph gland in his neck swelled to golf-ball size, his lips and tongue turned strawberry, and scarlet blotches appeared on his chest and back.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the right side the swelling measured 3½ by 5 inches, and the corresponding lymph gland was 2¾ inches long by 1¾ inches in diameter.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
A better specimen can sometimes be obtained by puncturing an enlarged lymph gland with a hypodermic needle, injecting a few minims of sterile saline solution and then aspirating the blood-stained fluid.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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