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LYMPH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lymph" is a kind of...):
bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)
Holonyms ("lymph" is a part of...):
cardiovascular system; circulatory system (the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body)
Holonyms ("lymph" is a substance of...):
chyle (a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats)
Derivation:
lymphatic (of or relating to or produced by lymph)
Context examples:
The expression of the gene may be a marker for metastatic breast cancer because it is expressed at elevated levels in breast carcinomas displaying lymph node metastases.
(MUCL1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by destructive infiltration of lymph nodes and extranodal sites by a monotonous population of transformed lymphocytes or plasma cells.
(Monomorphic Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
Inflammation of the mesenteric lymph nodes.
(Mesenteric Lymphadenitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The spread of cancer to and establishment in the lymph nodes
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the reduction of the Helper T-lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and the lymph nodes.
(Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
A mature T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, characterized by systemic disease and a polymorphous infiltrate involving lymph nodes.
(angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
Once in the patient, the engineered dendritic cells migrate to the lymph node and activate T cells to fight the tumor and create an immune memory to prevent the cancer from coming back.
(Boosting Immunotherapy Against Brain Cancer, NIH)
“C” refers to cancer that has grown out of the prostate but has not spread to lymph nodes or other places in the body.
(ABCD rating, NCI Dictionary)
They transport lymph, a colorless fluid containing immune cells and waste, to the lymph nodes.
(NIH researchers uncover drain pipes in our brains, National Institutes of Health)
Lymph nodes that contain cancer may also be removed during this operation.
(Abdominoperineal resection, NCI Dictionary)
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