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
- EMAPA:35523
- FMA:5034
- SCTID:181756000
- ZFA_RETIRED:0005318
- EV:0100050
- GAID:947
- MAT:0000442
- CALOHA:TS-0579
- NCIT:C12745
- BTO:0000784
- NCIT:C33027
- VHOG:0001273
- EFO:0000872
- galen:Lymphnode
- Wikipedia:Lymph_node
- MESH:D008198
- UMLS:C0024204 (ncithesaurus:Lymph_Node)
- MA:0000139
- TAO_RETIRED:0005318
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas
Lymph nodes that are associated with the lymphatic system have evolved in mammals.[well established][VHOG]
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Illu_lymph_node_structure.png
lymph gland, nodus lymphaticus
uberon
UBERON:0000029
Lymph node
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/650
Term relations
- organ and continuous with some lymphatic vessel and composed primarily of some lymphoid tissue
- immune organ
- anatomical entity
- 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
- in taxon some Mammalia
- has part some cortex of lymph node
- hilum of lymph node
- lymph node fibroblastic reticular cell
- lymph node lymphatic vessel endothelial cell
- lymph node macrophage
- subcapsular sinus of lymph node
- lymph node endothelium
- capsule of lymph node
- trabecula of lymph node
- arteriole of lymph node
- venule of lymph node
- trabecular sinus of lymph node
- cortex of lymph node
- medulla of lymph node