lymph node

noun

1. any of the glandlike masses of tissue in the lymphatic vessels containing cells that become lymphocytes.

lymph node

noun

1. any of numerous bean-shaped masses of tissue, situated along the course of lymphatic vessels, that help to protect against infection by killing bacteria and neutralizing toxins and are the source of lymphocytes

lymph node

1. A bean-shaped mass of tissue found at intervals along the vessels of the lymphatic system. Lymph nodes filter foreign substances from the blood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lymph node¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

First, bubonic (rhymes with pneumonic but is altogether different) is a local infection sequestered in a lymph node.

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