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lymph node

lymph node noun: each of the 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.

Noun

lymph node (plural lymph nodes)

  1. Each of the 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.

lymph node meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Tagalog

lymph node in Hindi

filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
लसीका पर्व lasīkā parv

lymph node in Tamil

நிணநீர் முடிச்சு, வடிநர்க்கணு, நிணநீர்க் கணு

lymph node in Kannada

ದುಗ್ಧಗ್ರಂಥಿ, ದುಗ್ಧರಸವನ್ನು ಸ್ರವಿಸುವ ಗ್ರಂಥಿ

lymph node in Tagalog

filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
kulani
More languagesFewer languages
lymph node in Arabic
عُقْدَة لِمْفَاوِيَّة ʕuqda limfāwiyya
lymph node in Thai
ต่อมน้ำเหลือง dtɔ̀m-nám-lʉ̌ʉang
lymph node in Vietnamese
hạch bạch huyết, hạch lympho

Synonyms of lymph node

Forms of lymph node

plurallymph nodes
alternative formlymphnode
alternative formlymphonode

Words formed from lymph node

Questions about lymph node

What does lymph node mean?
Lymph node means each of the 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.
What is lymph node in Hindi?
Lymph node in Hindi is लसीका पर्व (lasīkā parv). See Lymph node meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is lymph node?
Lymph node is a noun.
What is the plural of lymph node?
The plural of lymph node is lymph nodes.

Words near lymph node in the dictionary

  1. Lymons
  2. lymph
  3. lymph cell
  4. lymph gland
  5. lymph glands
  6. lymph node
  7. lymph node syndrome
  8. lymph nodes
  9. lymph vessel
  10. lymph vessels
  11. lymph-

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lymph node (page history and authors); lymph node (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lymph node (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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