lymph nodes

Cultural  

1. Small, rounded structures along the small vessels of the lymphatic system that produce disease-fighting white blood cells and filter out harmful microorganisms and toxins from the lymph. Lymph nodes may become enlarged when they are actively fighting infection.

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Example Sentences

After an operation to remove an 18 inch tumour in 2022, one year later Clare was told the bowel cancer had spread to her lymph nodes and lungs, and had developed to stage four.

From BBC

"So they had to go in and reconstruct that and also fix my lymph nodes that had been damaged during the first surgery."

From BBC

Some activity was also detected in nearby lymph nodes.

From Science Daily

Although his cancer has not spread to distant body parts, it had spread to nearby lymph nodes.

From BBC

Bubonic plague is the most common type of plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, characterised by swollen lymph nodes called "buboes".

From BBC