lymph glandnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlɪmf ˌɡlænd/us/ˈlɪmf ˌɡlænd/also lymph nodeone of many small organs in the body that produce the white blood cells needed for the body to fight infection
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Glands in the human body
- adrenal
- adrenal cortex
- adrenal gland
- adrenal medulla
- adrenocortical
- ductless gland
- endocrine gland
- gland
- pancreas
- parathyroid
- parathyroid gland
- parotid
- pituitary gland
- prostate
- prostatic
- sebaceous gland
- sweat gland
- thymus
- thyreoid
- thyroid