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 ]
术语信息
- OpenCyc:Mx4rwLPqLpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- GAID:947
- TAO_RETIRED:0005318
- EV:0100050
- UMLS:C0024204 (ncithesaurus:Lymph_Node)
- BTO:0000784
- SCTID:181756000
- MESH:D008198
- galen:Lymphnode
- NCIT:C12745
- FMA:5034
- MA:0000139
- Wikipedia:Lymph_node
- MAT:0000442
- ZFA_RETIRED:0005318
- VHOG:0001273
- CALOHA:TS-0579
- EFO:0000872
- NCIT:C33027
- EMAPA:35523
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Lymph nodes that are associated with the lymphatic system have evolved in mammals.[well established][VHOG]
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/NCBITaxon_8570
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_32443
术语关系
- anatomical entity
- organ
- immune organ
- has part some medulla of lymph node
- continuous with some lymphatic vessel
- has part some lymph
- only in taxon some Gnathostomata
- 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