lymph gland
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4.4
- noun
- /lɪmf ɡlænd/
- Specialized
:
glándula linfática
- Both the dead mother in the central foreground and the male victim to the far left have raised their right arms away from their bodies, as if to avoid contact with the inflamed, tumescent, and pus-filled lymph glands in the armpit area.
- swollen lymph glands
- cancer of the lymph glands
Examples
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In people, immune cells are concentrated in the bone marrow and the lymph glands.
Academic text (2003) -
It trickles up into the lymph glands in the pelvis and behind the abdomen.
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Do you know what the lymph gland does?
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And he was diagnosed with cancer of the lymph glands.
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That's a lymph gland from a Category 2!
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Saturday morning, Graham had checked Jared's temperature, looked at his tongue, and felt his lymph glands (which Lucas thought felt a little swollen, though not much), and just because Lucas had asked him to, Graham drew blood he promised to get analyzed that same day.
Fiction book (2002) -
Swollen lymph glands can indicate an infection in the body.
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The doctor explained that the lymph glands help filter harmful substances from the lymphatic system.
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When you have a cold, your lymph glands may become enlarged as they work to fight off the illness.
Synonyms
108
3.5
A body part that makes and releases chemicals like hormones into the blood or through small tubes
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6.3
A small swelling in the body often near lymph glands
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3.9
A small bean-shaped part of the body that filters clear fluid and fights infection
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound follows a regular noun+noun composition: a 'gland' that is associated with or produces 'lymph'. A B1 learner who knows 'lymph' (the fluid) and 'gland' (an organ that releases fluids) can readily infer an organ related to lymph and immune function, making the meaning transparently derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Lymph gland: The name comes from older words: lymph meant clear liquid and gland meant a small lump or organ. Because these small lumps hold and move the body's clear liquid and help fight infection, the name now means the small organs that often swell when you are sick.