| NOUN | body | lymph node, lymph gland, node | the source of lymph and lymphocytes |
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| Meaning | The source of lymph and lymphocytes. | |
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| Synonyms | lymph gland, node | |
| Part of | circulatory system, cardiovascular system | The organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body |
| immune system | A system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign / foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response | |
| Narrower | Peyer's patch, Peter's gland | Any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon |
| axillary node | Any of the lymph glands of the armpit | |
| bubo | A lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague / plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis | |
| Broader | lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue | tissue making up the lymphatic system |
| Spanish | ganglio linfático, glándula linfática | |
| Catalan | glàndula limfàtica | |
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