flow of lymph

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• lymph node — One of numerous round, oval, or bean shaped bodies located along the course of lymphatic vessels, varying greatly in size (1–25 mm in diameter) and usually presenting a depressed area, the hilum, on one side through which blood vessel s enter and …   Medical dictionary

• lymph node drainage — The flow of lymph from an area of tissue into a particular lymph node …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• lymph node — noun Date: 1892 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 passing through the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Lymph capillary — Lymph capillaries or lymphatic capillaries are tiny thin walled blood vessels that are closed at one end and are located in the spaces between cells throughout the body, except in the central nervous system, and in non vascular tissues. The main… …   Wikipedia

• Lymph — is the fluid that is formed as the interstitial fluid enters the lymph vessels by filtration. The lymph then travels to at least one lymph node before emptying ultimately into the right or the left subclavian vein, where it mixes back with blood …   Wikipedia

• lymph — /limf/, n. 1. Anat., Physiol. a clear yellowish, slightly alkaline, coagulable fluid, containing white blood cells in a liquid resembling blood plasma, that is derived from the tissues of the body and conveyed to the bloodstream by the lymphatic… …   Universalium

• Medulla of lymph node — Schematic of lymph node showing lymph sinuses Latin medulla nodi lymphoidei The medulla of lymph node …   Wikipedia

• Cortex of lymph node — A lymph node showing afferent and efferent lymphatic vessels Latin cortex nodi lymphoidei The cortex of lymph node …   Wikipedia

• Sentinel lymph node — The sentinel lymph node is the hypothetical first lymph node or group of nodes reached by metastasizing cancer cells from a tumor.PhysiologyThe spread of some forms of cancer usually follows an orderly progression, spreading first to regional… …   Wikipedia

• Cisterna chyli — Lymph: Cisterna chyli; Cysterna Chyli …   Wikipedia

• digestive system, human — Introduction  the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …   Universalium