| paravesical lymph nodes | The lymph nodes located around the urinary bladder and, in the male, the prostate; there are three groups: prevesicular lymph nodes, in front of the bladder; lateral vesical lymph nodes, on the right and left sides; postvesicular lymph nodes behind the bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| marrow-lymph gland | A type of haemal node, resembling the bone marrow in structure and probable function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parietal lymph nodes | The lymph nodes draining the walls of the abdomen or of the pelvis. Synonym: nodi lymphatici parietales, parietal nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| giant lymph node hyperplasia | Large benign, hyperplastic lymph nodes. The more common hyaline vascular subtype is characterised by small hyaline vascular follicles and interfollicular capillary proliferations. Plasma cells are often present and represent another subtype with the plasma cells containing IgM and IgA. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mastoid lymph nodes | Two or three nodes in the region of the mastoid process; they receive afferent lymphatic vessels from the scalp and auricle and send efferent vessels to the superior deep cervical nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici mastoidei, mastoid lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| visceral lymph nodes | The lymph nodes draining the viscera of the abdomen or of the pelvis. Synonym: nodi viscerales, visceral nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial lacunar lymph node | A lymph node of the external iliac group located medial to the external iliac vein at the vascular lacuna. Synonym: nodus lacunaris medialis, medial lacunar node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pectoral group of axillary lymph nodes | Lymph nodes located along the lateral thoracic vein; they receive the drainage of the pectoral region, including most of the drainage of the breast. Synonym: nodi lymphatici axillaris pectorales, anterior group of axillary lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central group of axillary lymph nodes | Nodes located around the midportion of the axillary vein; they receive afferent vessels from the lateral (brachial), pectoral, and subscapular groups of axillary nodes and send efferent vessels to the apical group of axillary node's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteal lymph nodes | Nodes of the internal iliac group; they are subdivided into two groups: interior gluteal lymph nodes, located along the inferior gluteal vein; superior gluteal lymph nodes located along the superior gluteal vein. Synonym: nodi lymphatici gluteales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medulla of lymph node | The central portion of a node consisting of cordlike masses of lymphocytes, plasma cells, and macrophages in a stroma of reticular fibres separated by lymph sinuses; it reaches the surface of the node at the hilum. Synonym: medulla nodi lymphatici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central mesenteric lymph nodes | The mesenteric lymph nodes located along the intestinal (jejunal and ileal) branches of the superior mesenteric artery. Synonym: nodi lymphatici superiores centrales, central mesenteric lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retroauricular lymph nodes | Two or three nodes in the region of the mastoid process; they receive afferent lymphatic vessels from the scalp and auricle and send efferent vessels to the superior deep cervical nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici mastoidei, mastoid lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retrocaecal lymph nodes | Nodes located behind the caecum draining lymph into the ileocolic nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici retrocaecales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retropharyngeal lymph nodes | The three groups of lymph nodes, one median and two lateral, located between the pharynx and the prevertebral fascia; they receive lymph from the nasopharynx, the auditory tube, and the atlanto-occipital and atlantoaxial joints. Synonym: nodi lymphatici retropharyngeales. (05 Mar 2000) |