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Medical Term

lymph node

also: lymph nodes

any of numerous small oval structures that occur at various points in the LYMPHATIC SYSTEM . They are found grouped in several parts of the body, including the neck, groin and armpit, and their main functions are to remove foreign particles and produce LYMPHOCYTES , important in the IMMUNE response.

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