lymph gland
— Noun
– English
~ the source of lymph and lymphocytes
lymph
— Noun
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~ a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels
lymph cell
— Noun
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~ an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection
lymphadenitis
— Noun
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~ inflammation of lymph nodes
lymphadenoma
— Noun
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~ an abnormally enlarged lymph node
lymphadenopathy
— Noun
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~ chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease)
lymphangiectasia
— Noun
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~ dilatation of a lymph vessel
lymphangiectasis
— Noun
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~ dilatation of a lymph vessel
lymphangiogram
— Noun
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~ an angiogram of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance
lymphangiography
— Noun
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~ roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram
lymphangioma
— Noun
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~ benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels
lymphangitis
— Noun
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~ inflammation of a lymph vessel
lymphedema
— Noun
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~ swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas
lymphoblast
— Noun
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~ an immature lymphocyte
lymphoblastic leukemia
— Noun
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~ a form of lymphocytic leukemia in which the abnormal cells in the circulating blood are almost totally lymphoblasts
lymphocyte
— Noun
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~ an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection
lymphocytic leukemia
— Noun
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~ leukemia characterized by enlargement of lymphoid tissues and lymphocytic cells in the circulating blood
lymphocytic choriomeningitis
— Noun
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~ a form of viral meningitis caused by a virus carried by the common house mouse
lymphocytopenia
— Noun
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~ an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood
lymphocytosis
— Noun
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~ an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood