Lymph (from Latin lympha 'water') is the fluid that flows through the lymphatic system, a system composed of lymph vessels (channels) and intervening lymph...

A lymph node, or lymph gland, is a kidney-shaped organ of the lymphatic system and the adaptive immune system. A large number of lymph nodes are linked...

consists of a large network of lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, lymphoid organs, lymphatic tissue and lymph. Lymph is a clear fluid carried by the lymphatic vessels...

The axillary lymph nodes or armpit lymph nodes are lymph nodes in the human armpit. Between 20 and 49 in number, they drain lymph vessels from the lateral...

the superficial inguinal lymph nodes and deep inguinal lymph nodes. The superficial inguinal lymph nodes are the inguinal lymph nodes that form a chain...

lymph vessels or lymphatics) are thin-walled vessels (tubes), structured like blood vessels, that carry lymph. As part of the lymphatic system, lymph...

periaortic lymph nodes (also known as lumbar) are a group of lymph nodes that lie in front of the lumbar vertebrae near the aorta. These lymph nodes receive...

Lymphoma is a group of blood and lymph tumors that develop from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). The name typically refers to just the cancerous...

Cervical lymph nodes are lymph nodes found in the neck. Of the 800 lymph nodes in the human body, 300 are in the neck. Cervical lymph nodes are subject...

two lymph ducts (right lymph duct and the thoracic duct). When an efferent lymph vessel leaves a lymph node, it may carry lymph to another lymph node...

A lymph duct is a great lymphatic vessel that empties lymph into one of the subclavian veins. There are two lymph ducts in the human body—the right lymphatic...

nodes Mastoid lymph nodes Parotid lymph nodes Cervical lymph nodes Submental lymph nodes Submandibular lymph nodes Deep cervical lymph nodes Deep anterior...

Supraclavicular lymph nodes are lymph nodes found above the clavicle, that can be felt in the supraclavicular fossa. The supraclavicular lymph nodes on the...

having the lymph vessel themselves contract to pump lymph. The lymphatic system of a frog consists of lymph, lymph vessels, lymph heart, lymph spaces and...

Lymphadenopathy or adenopathy is a disease of the lymph nodes, in which they are abnormal in size or consistency. Lymphadenopathy of an inflammatory type...

The jugulodigastric lymph nodes are large lymph nodes of the neck. The jugulodigastric lymph nodes are found in the proximity of where the posterior belly...

The submental lymph nodes (or suprahyoid lymph nodes[citation needed]) are 2-3 lymph nodes situated in the submental triangle, between the anterior bellies...

walls of lymph vessels (peristalsis) and the movement of skeletal muscles to propel lymph through the vessels to lymph nodes and then to the lymph ducts...

Lymph node metastasis is the spread (metastasis) of cancer cells into a lymph node. Lymph node metastasis is different from malignant lymphoma. Lymphoma...

The submandibular lymph nodes (submaxillary glands in older texts), are some 3-6 lymph nodes situated at the inferior border of the ramus of mandible....

chyle, a liquid containing both lymph and emulsified fats, rather than pure lymph. It also collects most of the lymph in the body other than from the...

The mastoid lymph nodes (retroauricular lymph nodes or posterior auricular glands) are a small group of lymph nodes, usually two in number, located just...

lymphadenopathy of the cervical lymph nodes (the glands in the neck). The term lymphadenopathy strictly speaking refers to disease of the lymph nodes, though it is...

The gastric lymph nodes are lymph nodes (also known as lymph glands) which drain the stomach and consist of two sets, superior and inferior: The superior...

The celiac lymph nodes are associated with the branches of the celiac artery. Other lymph nodes in the abdomen are associated with the superior and inferior...

The sentinel lymph node is the hypothetical first lymph node or group of nodes draining a cancer. In case of established cancerous dissemination it is...

right and left[citation needed] paratracheal lymph nodes (or paratracheal chains[citation needed]) are lymph nodes in the neck situated lateral to the trachea...

Lymph capillaries or lymphatic capillaries are tiny, thin-walled microvessels located in the spaces between cells (except in the central nervous system...

controversial, sentinel lymph node biopsies and examination of the lymph nodes are also performed in patients to assess spread to the lymph nodes. A diagnosis...

Lymphadenectomy, or lymph node dissection, is the surgical removal of one or more groups of lymph nodes. It is almost always performed as part of the...