リンパ腺(せん)

りんぱせん
noun
lymph node; lymph gland
medicalbody-internal
1. lymph node; lymph gland
A small organ of the lymphatic system. Strictly the correct medical term is リンパ節(せつ) (lymph node), but リンパ腺(せん) remains the everyday word people use, especially when describing swelling during illness.
リンパ腺(せん)が腫(は)れている。
My lymph nodes are swollen.
風邪(かぜ)をひくと首(くび)のリンパ腺(せん)が痛(いた)くなる。
When I catch a cold, the lymph nodes in my neck start to hurt.
医者(いしゃ)は首(くび)や脇(わき)のリンパ腺(せん)を丁寧(ていねい)に触(さわ)って調(しら)べた。
The doctor carefully felt and examined the lymph nodes in my neck and armpits.

The common, everyday word for a lymph node, written with katakana リンパ (from Latin/Dutch) plus 腺(せん) (gland). Most often heard in connection with swelling during illness.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • リンパ節(せつ): lymph node — the technically correct medical term used in clinical writing
  • リンパ液(えき): lymph (the fluid itself)
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