Phrase guide

lymph node

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, immunology, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lymphatic node, lymph gland, lymphoglandula, lymphonodus

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the source of lymph and lymphocytes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lymph gland, node

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue

Narrower terms: axillary node, Peyer's patch, Peter's gland, bubo

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عُقْدَة لِمْفَاوِيَّة (ʕuqda limfāwiyya) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Armenian: ավշային հանգույց (avšayin hanguycʻ) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Armenian: ավշահանգույց (avšahanguycʻ) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Bashkir: биҙ (biź) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Cebuano: lusay — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Chinese Cantonese: 淋巴結 /淋巴结 (lam4 baa1 git3) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 淋巴結 /淋巴结 (línbājié) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Czech: lymfatická uzlina — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Danish: lymfeknude — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Danish: lymfekirtel — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Esperanto: limfganglio — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Estonian: lümfisõlm — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Faroese: eitil — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Finnish: imusolmuke — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Finnish: lymphonodi — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • French: ganglion lymphatique — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • French: nœud lymphatique — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Galician: ganglio linfático — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • German: Lymphknoten — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • German: Lymphsystem — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Hebrew: קשר לימפה (késher límfa) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Hebrew: בלוטת לימפה (balutát límfa) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Hindi: लसीका पर्व (lasīkā parv) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Hungarian: nyirokcsomó — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Icelandic: eitill — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Irish: nód limfe — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Irish: faireog limfe — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Italian: linfonodo — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Japanese: リンパ節 (rinpasetsu) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Khmer: កូនកណ្តុរ (konkântŏr) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Korean: 림프절 (rimpeujeol) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Northern Kurdish: lîmfegirê — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Latvian: limfmezgls — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Lithuanian: li̇̀mfmazgis — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Macedonian: лимфна жлезда (limfna žlezda) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Māori: tīpona waitinana — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Navajo: akááz — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lymfeknute — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lymfeknute — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Ojibwe: niniishk — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Polish: węzeł chłonny — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Polish: węzeł limfatyczny — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Portuguese: linfonodo — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Portuguese: gânglio linfático — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Russian: лимфати́ческий у́зел (limfatíčeskij úzel) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Russian: лимфоу́зел (limfoúzel) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Spanish: ganglio linfático — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Swedish: lymfknuta — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Swedish: lymfkörtel — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Tagalog: kulani — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Thai: ต่อมน้ําเหลือง (dtɔ̀m-nám-lʉ̌ʉang) — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Turkish: lenf düğümü — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Vietnamese: hạch bạch huyết — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Vietnamese: hạch lympho — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Welsh: chwarren lymff — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system
  • Welsh: chwarren lymffatig — filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system