Synonyms for lymph node
lymph node

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1. lymph nodenoun

   Synonyms:
   lymphoglandula, lymph gland, lymphatic node, lymphonodus

2. lymph nodenoun

   Small oval bodies of the lymphatic system, distributed along the lymphatic vessels, that are clustered in the armpits, groin, neck, chest and abdomen. They act as filters, with an internal honeycomb of connective tissue filled with lymphocytes and macrophages that collect and destroy bacteria, viruses and foreign matter from lymph. When the body is fighting an infection, these lymphocytes multiply rapidly and produce a characteristic swelling of the lymph nodes.

   Synonyms:
   lymph gland, lymphatic node, lymphoglandula, lymphonodus

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 3 votes

1. lymph node, lymph gland, nodenoun

   the source of lymph and lymphocytes

   Synonyms:
   lymph gland, node, leaf node, client, thickening, guest, knob

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1. Marsha Mudge:

   I have a tumor behind my skull. I have a tumor on my sacrum. I have one on my [cervical] spine somewhere, and on my liver and my lymph node and my left breast, it’s just hard. I just, I don’t want to die.