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lymph node

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈlymph node (also lymph gland) noun [countable]  HBMa small rounded swelling in your body through which lymph passes before entering your blood system 淋巴结
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lymph nodeCervical lymph node biopsy showed a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of follicular type.Of those cancers that seem to be limited to the prostate clinically, 25-35% will have lymph node metastases.The percentage of aneuploid tumours increased according to tumour invasion and the development of lymph node metastasis reflecting an increased genomic instability.To determine this they want to do their own biopsy, and will require a sizeable lymph node to go at.B2 - extension through the rectal wall without lymph node involvement.
ˈlymph node nounChineseSyllable
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lymph node
ˈlymph node noun [countable] (also ˈlymph gland)
a small rounded swelling in your body through which lymph passes before entering your blood system


lymph nodeBrE /ˈlɪmf nəʊd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɪmf noʊd/ 🔊 (also ˈlymph gland) nounone of the small round parts of the lymphatic system that stores lymphocytes and helps fight infection 淋巴结