| TGF | T-cell growth factor; transforming growth factor; tuboglomerular feedback; tumor growth factor |
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| ECIL | extracorporeal irradiation of lymph |
| L/P | lactate/pyruvate [ratio]; liver plasma [concentration]; lymph/plasma [ratio] |
| LRR | labyrinthine righting reflex; lymph return rate |
| lym, lymph | lymphocyte, lymphocytic |
| occipital lymph nodes | One or two small nodes along the occipital vessels close to the trapezius muscle that receive afferents from the posterior scalp and drain into the superior deep cervical nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici occipitales. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| thyroid lymph nodes | Nodes of the anterior deep cervical group located around the thyroid gland; they drain into the lateral deep cervical group. Synonym: nodi lymphatici thyroidei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tissue lymph | True lymph, i.e., lymph derived chiefly from fluid in tissue spaces (in contrast to blood lymph). (05 Mar 2000) |
| tracheal lymph nodes | Nodes along the sides of the trachea in the neck and in the posterior mediastinum; receive drainage of superior (and inferior) tracheobranchial (nodes, trachea and oesophagus); drain to bronchomediastinal lymphatic trunk(s), thoracic duct. Synonym: nodi lymphatici paratracheales, tracheal lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| euplastic lymph | Lymph that contains relatively few leukocytes, but a comparatively high concentration of fibrinogen; such lymph clots fairly well and tends to become organised with fibrous tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| juxta-intestinal lymph nodes | The mesenteric lymph nodes located in immediate proximity to the jejunum or ileum. Synonym: nodi lymphatici juxta-intestinales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| juxta-oesophageal pulmonary lymph nodes | Several nodes of the posterior mediastinal group located along either side of the oesophagus; they receive lymph from both the oesophagus and the lungs. Synonym: nodi lymphatici juxta-oesophageales pulmonales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external iliac lymph nodes | Nodes located in association with the external iliac vein; they are subdivided into three groups: intermediate external iliac lymph nodes, between the vein and the external iliac artery; lateral external iliac lymph nodes, and medial external iliac lymph nodes, medial to the vein; they all receive afferent vessels from the inguinal nodes, lower abdominal wall, and pelvic viscera, and send efferent vessels to the common iliac nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici iliaci externi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facial lymph nodes | A chain of lymph nodes lying along the facial vein that receive afferent vessels from the eyelids, nose, cheek, lip, and gums, and send efferent vessels to the submandibular nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici faciales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fibrinous lymph | A euplastic or croupous lymph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral deep cervical lymph nodes | The lymph nodes located in the posterior triangle of the neck beneath the deep cervical fascia; they empty into the jugular trunk on the right or left side; the group is subdivided into four smaller chains: anterior jugular lymph nodes, lateral jugular lymph nodes, accessory nerve lymph nodes, and supraclavicular lymph nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici cervicales laterales profundi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral group of axillary lymph nodes | Lymph nodes along the brachial vein that receive lymph drainage from most of the free superior limb and send efferent vessels to the central group of axillary lymph nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici brachiales, brachial lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral jugular lymph nodes | Nodes of the lateral deep cervical group lying lateral to the internal jugular vein; they usually empty into the jugular trunk. Synonym: nodi lymphatici jugulares laterales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral pericardiac lymph nodes | Small lymph nodes located along the pericardiacophrenic vessels, they drain the pericardium. Synonym: nodi lymphatici pericardiales laterales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral superficial cervical lymph nodes | One to four nodes lying along the external jugular vein; they drain the skin and superficial structures over the region of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and send efferent vessels to the deep lateral cervical lymph nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici cervicales laterales superficiales. (05 Mar 2000) |