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Nouns (7)

n. any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part

n. any thickened enlargement

n. a connecting point at which several lines come together

n. a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels

node, lymph gland

n. the source of lymph and lymphocytes

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Fuzzynyms (11)

redness, flush, inflammation

n. a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

lump, swelling, puffiness

n. abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

tumor, tumour, neoplasm

n. an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

distention, distension

n. the act of expanding by pressure from within

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lymph node

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