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. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000784 ]
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Term information
database cross reference
- NCIT:C12745
- CALOHA:TS-0579
- EV:0100050
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181756000
- MESH:D008198
- OpenCyc:Mx4rwLPqLpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- BTO:0000784
- FMA:5034
- galen:Lymphnode
- TAO_RETIRED:0005318
- GAID:947
- ZFA_RETIRED:0005318
- UMLS:C0024204 (ncithesaurus:Lymph_Node)
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0024204
- EFO:0000872
- EMAPA:35523
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymph_node
- VHOG:0001273
- NCIT:C33027
- MAT:0000442
- MA:0000139
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
homology notes
Lymph nodes that are associated with the lymphatic system have evolved in mammals.[well established][VHOG]
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- organ and continuous_with some lymphatic vessel and composed primarily of some lymphoid tissue
Subclass of:
- immune organ
- has part some medulla of lymph node
- has part some lymph
- continuous_with some lymphatic vessel
- develops_from some embryonic lymph sac
- has part some capsule of lymph node
- composed primarily of some lymphoid tissue
- part of some lymphoid system
- has part some cortex of lymph node
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