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

Tattoo Health Risk #4: Tattoos May Be Linked To Cancer When tattoo pigments are deposited into the dermis of the skin, the ink can migrate to lymph nodes. —Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

Bubonic plague infects the lymph nodes, septicemic plague is in the blood, and pneumonic plague affects the lungs. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 May 2025

Stage 2a generally means the cancer is either between 2 and 5 centimeters in size or has spread to a few nearby lymph nodes, but not extensively. —Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025

In cases where the cancer spreads to lymph nodes or other organs, treatment also includes radiation and/or chemotherapy.10 For advanced cancers that aren't treatable with surgery, treatment includes chemotherapy. —Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 May 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