lymph gland

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noun

a former name for lymph node

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Words nearby lymph gland

lymphatic system, lymphatic tissue, lymphatolysis, lymph cell, lymphedema, lymph gland, lymph node, lymph nodes, lympho-, lymphoblast, lymphocyte

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How to use lymph gland in a sentence

First, bubonic (rhymes with pneumonic but is altogether different) is a local infection sequestered in a lymph node.
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The tumor in his colon had spread to four of his lymph nodes and penetrated the bowel wall.
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But the attitude of doctors was that if the lymph glands were swollen it was a good sign of a body fighting infection.
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The only way to move your lymph, and the extra load of toxins from your giant meal, is to move your muscles.
How to Recover from Christmas|Dave Asprey|December 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The lymph system serves to gather and remove cellular toxins.
How to Recover from Christmas|Dave Asprey|December 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The thymus gland attains a considerable development in the embryo and shrinks away to the merest vestige in the adult.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
The strong probability is that this gland belongs in the same category with other embryonic survivals yet to be pointed out.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
It is nearly always accompanied by a distinct hypertrophy of the thymus gland.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
These changes are due to disturbance of the blood and lymph supply of the nervous tissue.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
I want a ball bat to club every country jake doctor that looks me over and asks about my pituitary gland.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney