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Hemic and Immune Systems > Immune System > Lymphatic System > Lymphoid Tissue > Lymph Nodes
Tissues > Lymphoid Tissue > Lymph Nodes

Preferred term

Lymph Nodes  

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Note

  • /surg: probably LYMPH NODE EXCISION or specifics; "axillary lymph nodes" = LYMPH NODES + AXILLA (NIM, no qualifiers); "cervical lymph nodes" = LYMPH NODES + NECK (NIM, no qualifiers); inflammation = LYMPHADENITIS

Scope note

  • They are oval or bean shaped bodies (1 - 30 mm in diameter) located along the lymphatic system.

In other languages

  • imusolmukkeet

    Finnish

  • imurauhanen
  • imurauhaset
  • imusolmuke
  • lymphonodi
  • lymphonodus
  • nodi lymphatici
  • nodi lymphoidei
  • nodus lymphaticus
  • nodus lymphoideus
  • Lymfkörtlar

    Swedish

  • Lymfknutor

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008198

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