Meanings
nounlymph node (plural lymph nodes)
plural lymph nodes · alternative lymphnode · alternative lymphonode
- anatomyEach of the small oval bodies of the lymphatic system, distributed along the lymphatic vessels, that are clustered in the armpits, groin, neck, chest and abdomen. They act as filters, with an internal honeycomb of connective tissue filled with lymphocytes and macrophages that collect and destroy bacteria, viruses and foreign matter from lymph. When the body is fighting an infection, these lymphocytes multiply rapidly and produce a characteristic swelling of the lymph nodes.
Synonyms: lymphatic node, lymph gland, lymphoglandula, lymphonodus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEach of the small oval bodies of the lymphatic system, distributed along the lymphatic vessels, that are clustered in the armpits, groin, neck, chest and abdomen. They act as filters, with an internal honeycomb of connective tissue filled with lymphocytes and macrophages that collect and destroy bacteria, viruses and foreign matter from lymph. When the body is fighting an infection, these lymphocytes multiply rapidly and produce a characteristic swelling of the lymph nodes.
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Translations
Arabic عُقْدَة لِمْفَاوِيَّة
- عُقْدَة لِمْفَاوِيَّة (ʕuqda limfāwiyya)filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Chinese Cantonese 淋巴結 /淋巴结
- 淋巴結 /淋巴结 (lam⁴ baa¹ git³)filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Chinese Mandarin 淋巴結 /淋巴结
- 淋巴結 /淋巴结 (línbājié)filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Czech lymfatická uzlina
- lymfatická uzlinafiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Danish lymfeknude, lymfekirtel
- lymfeknudefiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
- lymfekirtelfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Dutch lymfeklier, lymfeknoop
- lymfeklierfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
- lymfeknoopfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Esperanto limfganglio
- limfgangliofiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Estonian lümfisõlm
- lümfisõlmfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Finnish imusolmuke, lymphonodi
- imusolmukefiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
- lymphonodifiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
French ganglion lymphatique, nœud lymphatique
- ganglion lymphatiquefiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
- nœud lymphatiquefiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
German Lymphknoten, Lymphsystem
- Lymphknotenfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
- Lymphsystemfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Hebrew קשר לימפה, בלוטת לימפה
- קשר לימפה (késher límfa)filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
- בלוטת לימפה (balutát límfa)filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Hindi लसीका पर्व
- लसीका पर्व (lasīkā parv)filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Hungarian nyirokcsomó
- nyirokcsomófiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Icelandic eitill
- eitillfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Irish nód limfe, faireog limfe
- nód limfefiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
- faireog limfefiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Italian linfonodo
- linfonodofiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Japanese リンパ節
- リンパ節 (rinpasetsu)filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Korean 림프절
- 림프절 (rimpeujeol)filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Latvian limfmezgls
- limfmezglsfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Lithuanian li̇̀mfmazgis
- li̇̀mfmazgisfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Māori tīpona waitinana
- tīpona waitinanafiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Norwegian Bokmål lymfeknute
- lymfeknutefiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Polish węzeł chłonny, węzeł limfatyczny
- węzeł chłonnyfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
- węzeł limfatycznyfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Portuguese linfonodo, gânglio linfático
- linfonodofiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
- gânglio linfáticofiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Russian лимфати́ческий у́зел, лимфоу́зел
- лимфати́ческий у́зел (limfatíčeskij úzel)filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
- лимфоу́зел (limfoúzel)filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Spanish ganglio linfático
- ganglio linfáticofiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Swedish lymfknuta, lymfkörtel
- lymfknutafiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
- lymfkörtelfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Tagalog kulani
- kulanifiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Thai ต่อมน้ำเหลือง
- ต่อมน้ำเหลือง (dtɔ̀m-nám-lʉ̌ʉang)filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Turkish lenf düğümü
- lenf düğümüfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Vietnamese hạch bạch huyết, hạch lympho
- hạch bạch huyếtfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
- hạch lymphofiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
Welsh chwarren lymff, chwarren lymffatig
- chwarren lymfffiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
- chwarren lymffatigfiltrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
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“lymph node.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lymph%20node. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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