Definition of Lymphoglandula

1. Noun. (anatomy) An alternative name for a lymph node. ¹

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Medical Definition of Lymphoglandula

1. Small bean-shaped organ made up of a loose meshwork of reticular tissue in which are enmeshed large numbers of lymphocytes, macrophages and accessory cells located along the lymphatic system. Recirculating lymphocytes leave the blood through the specialised high endothelial venules of the lymph node and pass through the node before being returned to the blood through the lymphatic system. Because the lymph nodes act as drainage points for tissue fluids, they are also regions in which foreign antigens present in the tissue fluid are most likely to begin to elicit an immune response. Nodes filter out bacteria or cancer cells that may travel through the lymphatic system. Synonym: lymph glands. (14 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lymphoglandula

lymphodema
lymphodemas
lymphodemous
lymphoderma
lymphoduct
lymphoedema
lymphoedemas
lymphoepithelial cyst
lymphoepithelioma
lymphoepitheliomas
lymphoepitheliomata
lymphogenesis
lymphogenic
lymphogenous
lymphogenous metastasis
lymphoglandula (current term)
lymphoglandulas
lymphogram
lymphograms
lymphogranuloma
lymphogranuloma benignum
lymphogranuloma malignum
lymphogranuloma venereum antigen
lymphogranuloma venereum virus
lymphogranulomatosis
lymphographic
lymphographies
lymphography

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