lymph gland

noun

: lymph node

Examples of lymph gland in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Patients who ate or drank contaminated food and water can develop oropharyngeal tularemia, which may include a sore throat, mouth ulcers, tonsillitis and swelling of neck lymph glands, according to the CDC. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Most people have no symptoms, but mild symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, skin rash on trunk of body and swollen lymph glands. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026

Most people who are infected with West Nile virus will not develop symptoms, but those who do may experience a mild form of the illness, which can include fever, headache, body aches, swollen lymph glands or a rash, according to the IDOH. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026

My lymph glands became swollen and sore, my entire back broke out in blisters, and a series of blisters appeared on my arm from the wrist almost to the armpit. — Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lymph gland

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Medical Definition

lymph gland

noun

: lymph node