lymph node

noun

: any of the rounded masses of lymphoid tissue that are surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue, are distributed along the lymphatic vessels, and contain numerous lymphocytes which filter the flow of lymph passing through the node

Examples of lymph node in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It’s performed all over the body, targeting the lymph nodes and encouraging them to promote better drainage. —Korin Miller, Flow Space, 29 Apr. 2025

But she is encouraged by these latest results, as well as the fact that many of the patients in the current study had cancers that were beyond the earliest stages and had disease that had spread to the lymph nodes. —Alice Park, Time, 28 Apr. 2025

Metastatic prostate cancer is when cancer spreads via the bloodstream or lymph nodes to other parts of the body, like the bones, liver, lungs, or brain. —Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2025

Stage 3 melanoma – one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer – occurs when the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lymph node

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad

Kids Definition

lymph node

noun

: one of the rounded masses of tissue occurring along the lymphatic vessels and containing lymphocytes which filter the flow of lymph

called also lymph gland

Medical Definition

lymph node

noun

: any of the rounded masses of lymphoid tissue that are surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue, are distributed along the lymphatic vessels, and contain numerous lymphocytes which filter the flow of lymph passing through the node

called also lymph gland