lymph node

Questions about lymph node

What does lymph node mean?

lymph node means "the source of lymph and lymphocytes".

What is another word for lymph node?

Close synonyms include lymph gland, node. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lymph node a common word?

lymph node is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.