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lymph node

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000029

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. [ BTO:0000784 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • NCIT:C12745
  • NCIT:C33027
  • MESH:D008198
  • EV:0100050
  • galen:Lymphnode
  • MAT:0000442
  • EMAPA:35523
  • Wikipedia:Lymph_node
  • ZFA_RETIRED:0005318
  • BTO:0000784
  • UMLS:C0024204 (ncithesaurus:Lymph_Node)
  • FMA:5034
  • GAID:947
  • VHOG:0001273
  • MA:0000139
  • EFO:0000872
  • CALOHA:TS-0579
  • SCTID:181756000
  • TAO_RETIRED:0005318
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas

UBPROP 0000003

Lymph nodes that are associated with the lymphatic system have evolved in mammals.[well established][VHOG]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Illu_lymph_node_structure.png

has related synonym

lymph gland, nodus lymphaticus

id

UBERON:0000029

prefLabel

Lymph node

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

see also

https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/650