lymph node
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3.9
- noun
- /lɪmf noʊd/
- Specialized
:
ganglio linfático
- She was relieved to hear that her lymph nodes were clear after the biopsy.
- regional lymph nodes
- cervical lymph node
- lymph node dissection
They biopsied the lymph nodes and we waited.
- They biopsied the lymph nodes and we waited.
- And those cells by their nature stay fairly quiet in lymph nodes for years.
- We couldn't even find fluorescent CPG in many lymph nodes.
- I believe once I finished that treatment, the lymph node went away.
- Fuck from being sick, like the lymph nodes.
- He has multiple, you know, masses on multiple lymph nodes.
- This is like the Walmart massage for the face and the neck and all the lymph nodes that surround.
- But and it's AII know that it has, it's now also in the lymph nodes.
- And he got a call from the doctor that they they found like something, a lymph node or something in his stomach.
- It literally is just little white like almost like slugs everywhere, muscles, lymph nodes, organs, brain, heart, like everywhere.
- You have few lymph nodes right here, right there, some over here, right here, OK.
Examples
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We removed the sentinel lymph nodes, and from what we saw they were all clear.
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The doctor explained that swollen lymph nodes can be a sign of infection.
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That takes us to the area of the lymph nodes.
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No spread to the lymph nodes.
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Cancer has moved into her lymph nodes, and we're gonna have a meeting to discuss treatment.
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I think my lymph nodes are swollen.
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They biopsied the lymph nodes and we waited.
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Your lymph nodes are involved and your blood markers indicate evidence of distant metastasis.
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The most common sites of metastasis from skull base chordomas are the lungs, lymph nodes, and bone.
Academic text (2008) -
As most cancers develop, they tend to spread to neighboring lymph nodes and, as metastases, to noncontiguous organs.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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6.3
A small swelling in the body often near lymph glands
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4.4
A small body part that makes fluid and white blood cells to fight infection
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'lymph' (the fluid of the lymphatic system) + 'node' (a small mass or gland) yields a small mass associated with the lymphatic system that filters lymph. This biomedical naming pattern is common and mirrored in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reasonably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun lymph node comes from two simple images: lymph was an old word for the clear, watery fluid that moves in the body, and node meant a 'knot' or 'small lump'. People imagined these small, bean-shaped lumps as knots on the body's fluid paths that stop and check for harm, so a lymph node 'filters' the fluid and helps the body fight infection.