LYMPH GLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lymph gland mean? 

• LYMPH GLAND (noun)
  The noun LYMPH GLAND has 1 sense:

1. the source of lymph and lymphocytes

  Familiarity information: LYMPH GLAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYMPH GLAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The source of lymph and lymphocytes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

lymph gland; lymph node; node

Hypernyms ("lymph gland" is a kind of...):

lymphatic tissue; lymphoid tissue (tissue making up the lymphatic system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lymph gland"):

axillary node (any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions)

Peter's gland; Peyer's patch (any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon)

bubo (a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis)

Holonyms ("lymph gland" is a part of...):

immune system (a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response)

cardiovascular system; circulatory system (the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body)

 Context examples 

Symptoms of mono include: • Fever • Sore throat • Swollen lymph glands

(Infectious Mononucleosis, NIH)

This bacteria is also believed to be associated with stomach cancer and a rare type of lymph gland tumor called gastric MALT lymphoma.

(Helicobacter pylori, NCI Thesaurus)

Bubonic plague causes the tonsils, adenoids, spleen, and thymus to become inflamed. Symptoms include fever, aches, chills, and tender lymph glands.

(Plague, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Large or swollen lymph glands.

(Adenopathy, NCI Dictionary)