retropyloric nodes
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lymph node — One of numerous round, oval, or bean shaped bodies located along the course of lymphatic vessels, varying greatly in size (1–25 mm in diameter) and usually presenting a depressed area, the hilum, on one side through which blood vessel s enter and … Medical dictionary
Node — Literally a knot, a node is a collection of tissue. For example a lymph node, is a collection of lymphoid tissue. A nodule is a small node, a little collection of tissue. * * * 1. A knob or nodosity; a circumscribed swelling; in anatomy, a… … Medical dictionary
nodi lymphoidei pylorici — [TA] pyloric lymph nodes: lymph nodes found anterior to the head of the pancreas, receiving lymph from the pyloric part of the stomach. They are subdivided into three groups: suprapyloric, subpyloric, and retropyloric nodes … Medical dictionary
nodus lymphoideus — SYN: lymph node. nodi lymphoidei abdominis [TA] SYN: abdominal lymph node s, under lymph node. nodi lymphoidei accessorii [TA] SYN: accessory lymph node s, under lymph node. nodi lymphoidei anorectales SYN: pararectal lymph node s, under … Medical dictionary
nodi lymphoidei retropylorici — [TA] retropyloric lymph nodes: pyloric lymph nodes situated posterior to the pylorus … Medical dictionary
