| hilum of lymph node | The depressed area of the surface of a lymph node through which the efferent lymphatics emerge from the medulla and through which blood vessels enter and leave the node. Synonym: hilum nodi lymphatici. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| splenic lymph follicles | Small nodular masses of lymphoid tissue attached to the sides of the smaller arterial branches. Synonym: folliculi lymphatici lienales, malpighian bodies, malpighian corpuscles, malpighian glands, malpighian nodules, splenic corpuscles, splenic lymph nodules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic lymph nodules | Small nodular masses of lymphoid tissue attached to the sides of the smaller arterial branches. Synonym: folliculi lymphatici lienales, malpighian bodies, malpighian corpuscles, malpighian glands, malpighian nodules, splenic corpuscles, splenic lymph nodules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasolabial lymph node | One of the facial lymph nodes located near the junction of the superior labial and facial arteries. Synonym: nodus nasolabialis, nasolabial node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suprapyloric lymph node | A lymph node located above the pylorus. Synonym: nodus suprapyloricus, suprapyloric node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental lymph | The lymph or fluid of dentin. It is a transudate of extracellular fluid, mainly cytoplasm of odontoblastic processes, from the dental pulp via the dentinal tubules. It is also called dental lymph. (12 Dec 1998) |
| syndrome, mucocutaneous lymph node | A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children, causing fever, reddening of the eyes more than (conjunctivitis), lips and mucous membranes of the mouth, ulcerative gum disease (gingivitis), swollen glands in the neck (cervical more than lymphadenopathy), and a rash that is raised and bright red (maculoerythematous) in a glove-and-sock fashion over the skin of the hands and feet which becomes hard, swollen (edematous), and peels off. Also called kawasaki's disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| inflammatory lymph | A faintly yellow, usually coagulable fluid (i.e., euplastic lymph) that collects on the surface of an acutely inflamed membrane or cutaneous wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercellular lymph | The fluid in the potential spaces between cells in the various organs and tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intermediate lacunar lymph node | A lymph node of the external iliac group located between the external iliac artery and vein at the vascular lacuna. Synonym: nodus lacunaris intermedius, intermediate lacunar node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravascular lymph | Lymph within the lymphatic vessels, in contrast to intercellular lymph and lymph that has exuded from the vessels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eggshell lymph node calcification | <radiology> Silicosis, sarcoid, treated Hodgkin's lymphoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| tissue lymph | True lymph, i.e., lymph derived chiefly from fluid in tissue spaces (in contrast to blood lymph). (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculosis, lymph node | Infection of the lymph nodes by tuberculosis. Tuberculous infection of the cervical lymph nodes is scrofula. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |