LYMPH NODE


Meaning of LYMPH NODE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1892

: any of the rounded masses of lymphoid tissue that are surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue, are distributed along the lymphatic vessels, and contain numerous lymphocytes which filter the flow of lymph passing through the node

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