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
- GAID:947
- BTO:0000784
- Wikipedia:Lymph_node
- galen:Lymphnode
- MESH:D008198
- UMLS:C0024204 (ncithesaurus:Lymph_Node)
- NCIT:C12745
- FMA:5034
- MA:0000139
- TAO_RETIRED:0005318
- SCTID:181756000
- VHOG:0001273
- EMAPA:35523
- NCIT:C33027
- CALOHA:TS-0579
- MAT:0000442
- EV:0100050
- EFO:0000872
- ZFA_RETIRED:0005318
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:
- immune organ
- organ
- has part some medulla of lymph node
- continuous with some lymphatic vessel
- has part some lymph
- develops from some embryonic lymph sac
- has part some capsule of lymph node
- composed primarily of some lymphoid tissue
- in taxon some Mammalia
- part of some lymphoid system
- has part some cortex of lymph node
Related from:
part of
- subcapsular sinus of lymph node
- lymph node lymphatic vessel endothelial cell
- hilum of lymph node
- medulla of lymph node
- cortex of lymph node
- lymph node follicle marginal zone
- trabecular sinus of lymph node
- venule of lymph node
- arteriole of lymph node
- high endothelial venule of lymph node
- trabecula of lymph node
- capsule of lymph node
- lymph node endothelium
- lymph node follicle
- lymph node secondary follicle
- lymph node germinal center
- lymph node T cell domain
- lymph node B cell domain
- lymph node germinal center mantle zone
- afferent lymphatic vessel
- lymph node primary follicle