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
“The reason we swing the arms nice and high is so that we’re activating the lymph glands. It releases tension and a lot of poisons inside the body.”
From Los Angeles Times
Most of the linkage based on the epidemiologic studies was with a disease called Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which is a form of cancer that involves the lymph glands and the bone marrow.
From Salon
"The cancer then spread to my lymph glands in my armpits - which I eventually had removed."
From BBC
Diagnosed 12 years ago with breast cancer, it has now spread to Cheryl's lymph glands, lungs and spine.
From BBC
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