lymph node

noun

: any of the rounded masses of lymphoid tissue that are surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue, are distributed along the lymphatic vessels, and contain numerous lymphocytes which filter the flow of lymph passing through the node

Examples of lymph node in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vitale announced in summer 2023 that cancer had spread to his vocal cords, and later to his lymph nodes, leaving him with battles against four types of cancer in a four-year span. —Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025

Lymph fluid transports toxins, viral particles and more between the lymph nodes, where they are turned into cellular waste and transported to kidney and liver for bodily removal. —Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025

The cancer was out of my lymph nodes and the tumor significantly reduced. —Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025

The wave of prions slowly accumulates, spreading through the spleen and the lymph nodes and through the peripheral nervous system into the central nervous system. —Sophie Hartley, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

lymph node

noun

: one of the rounded masses of tissue occurring along the lymphatic vessels and containing lymphocytes which filter the flow of lymph

called also lymph gland

Medical Definition

lymph node

noun

: any of the rounded masses of lymphoid tissue that are surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue, are distributed along the lymphatic vessels, and contain numerous lymphocytes which filter the flow of lymph passing through the node

called also lymph gland