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lymph node
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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. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000784 ]
Term info
Label
lymph node
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Illu_lymph_node_structure.png
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
lymph gland, nodus lymphaticus
homology notes
Lymph nodes that are associated with the lymphatic system have evolved in mammals.[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0000029
see also
https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/650
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- organ and continuous with some lymphatic vessel and composed primarily of some lymphoid tissue
Subclass of:
- anatomical entity
- immune organ
- has_part some cortex of lymph node
- continuous with some lymphatic vessel
- has_part some medulla of lymph node
- has_part some capsule of lymph node
- develops from some embryonic lymph sac
- composed primarily of some lymphoid tissue
- part of some lymphoid system
- has_part some lymph