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. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000784 ]
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Term information
database
cross reference
- galen:Lymphnode
- BTO:0000784
- ZFA_RETIRED:0005318
- Wikipedia:Lymph_node
- EMAPA:35523
- CALOHA:TS-0579
- NCIT:C33027
- MA:0000139
- EV:0100050
- SCTID:181756000
- EFO:0000872
- NCIT:C12745
- GAID:947
- MAT:0000442
- TAO_RETIRED:0005318
- VHOG:0001273
- FMA:5034
- UMLS:C0024204 (ncithesaurus:Lymph_Node)
- MESH:D008198
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas
homology notes
Lymph nodes that are associated with the lymphatic system have evolved in mammals.[well established][VHOG]
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- organ and continuous with some lymphatic vessel and composed primarily of some lymphoid tissue
Subclass of:
- protein-containing material entity
- immune organ
- cellular anatomical structure
- has part some medulla of lymph node
- has part some lymph
- develops from some embryonic lymph sac
- has part some capsule of lymph node
- has part some lymphoid tissue
- part of some lymphoid system
- in taxon some Mammalia
- has part some cortex of lymph node