foraminal lymph node
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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
Node — Literally a knot, a node is a collection of tissue. For example a lymph node, is a collection of lymphoid tissue. A nodule is a small node, a little collection of tissue. * * * 1. A knob or nodosity; a circumscribed swelling; in anatomy, a… … Medical dictionary
nodi lymphoidei hepatici — [TA] hepatic lymph nodes: a variable number of lymph nodes situated along the proper and common hepatic arteries and the bile ducts that receive lymph from the stomach, spleen, duodenum, liver, and pancreas; two are fairly common: the cystic node … Medical dictionary
