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faucial	(anatomy) Pertaining to the fauces; pharyngeal.
lymph glandnoun	(anatomy, immunology, informal) Synonym of lymph node.
lymphoglandulanoun	(anatomy, immunology) Synonym of lymph node.
lymphatic nodenoun	(anatomy, immunology) Synonym of lymph node.
lymphadenomanoun	(biology, medicine, modern sense) A benign tumor (neoplasm) of lymphatic tissue.
lymphonodenoun	Alternative form of lymph node. [(anatomy, immunology) Each 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.]
lymph nodenoun	(anatomy, immunology) Each 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.
lymphonodusnoun	(anatomy, immunology) Synonym of lymph node.
lymphnodenoun	Alternative form of lymph node. [(anatomy, immunology) Each 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.]
thymusnoun	(anatomy, immunology) Ellipsis of thymus gland (“A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes.”). [(anatomy, immunology) A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes.]
lymphosomenoun	(anatomy) A collection of lymph nodes
granulomanoun	(medicine, loosely) Any small nodule.
t lymphocytenoun	(immunology) A T cell.
lymphnoun	(physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.
lymphocytenoun	(cytology, immunology) Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.
malpighian corpusclenoun	(anatomy) renal corpuscle
immunotactoidnoun	(biology, medicine) A tactoid of immune origin and formation, composed of immune complexes, monoclonal proteins, or both; such microscopic structures (described variously as microtubules, tubules, fibrils, or crystals) can interfere with glomerular function in the kidneys.
thymomanoun	(oncology, pathology) Any tumour of the thymus
microphagenoun	(biology) A small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte)
tuberclenoun	(anatomy) A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.