lymph gland

English

Noun

lymph gland (plural lymph glands)

(anatomy, immunology, informal) Synonym of lymph node.

Usage notes

This term is considered incorrect since the lymph nodes do not actually secrete anything as other glands do.

Translations

lymph node

Bashkir: биҙ (biź)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 淋巴腺 (zh) (línbāxiàn)
Finnish: imusolmuke (fi)
German: Lymphdrüse (de) f
Irish: faireog limfe f, nód limfe m
Macedonian: лимфна жлезда f (limfna žlezda)
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: тунгалагийн зангилаа (tungalagiin zangilaa)
Turkish: lenf bezi

References

“lymph gland”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“lymph gland”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
"lymph gland" in On-line Medical Dictionary, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997–2005.

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