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Lymphatic Anatomy
Aka: Lymphatic Anatomy, Lymphatic System
Lymphatic System (C0024235) |
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| Definition (NCI) | The tissues and organs that produce, store, and carry white blood cells that fight infections and other diseases. This system includes the bone marrow, spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, and lymphatic vessels (a network of thin tubes that carry lymph and white blood cells). Lymphatic vessels branch, like blood vessels, into all the tissues of the body. |
| Definition (MSH) | A system of organs and tissues that process and transport immune cells and LYMPH. |
| Definition (NCI) | The anatomic system that includes the lymph nodes, lymphoid tissues in various organs (spleen, thymus, tonsils, gastrointestinal tract), and lymphatic vessels. It is part of the immune system that offers protection against infections. |
| Definition (CSP) | system of organs and tissues that process and transport immune cells and lymph. |
| Concepts | Body System (T022) |
| MSH | D008208 |
| SnomedCT | 89890002 |
| English | Lymphatic Systems, Lymphatic system, NOS, Lymphoreticular system, lymphatic system, Lymphatic system structure (body structure), Structure of lymphatic system (body structure), Structure of lymphatic system, Lymphatic system structure, Lymphatic tree system, lymphatic system structure, lymphatic systems, lymphatics system, lymphoreticular system, Lymphatic system, Lymphatic System, Lymphatics, Reticuloendothelial System, Lymphatic System |
| Swedish | Lymfatiska systemet |
| Czech | lymfatický systém |
| Finnish | Imukudosjärjestelmä |
| Russian | LIMFATICHESKAIA SISTEMA, ЛИМФАТИЧЕСКАЯ СИСТЕМА |
| Croatian | LIMFNI SUSTAV |
| Latvian | Limfātiskā sistēma |
| Polish | Układ limfatyczny, Układ chłonny |
| Spanish | estructura del sistema linfático (estructura corporal), estructura del sistema linfático, sistema linfático, Sistema Linfático, Sistema Linfatico |
| French | Système lymphatique |
| German | Lymphatisches System |
| Italian | Sistema linfatico |
| Dutch | Lymfatisch systeem, Systeem, lymfatisch |
| Portuguese | Sistema Linfático |
| Sources |
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |