lymph node

UBERON:0000029 ·resolve ·HOST_ASSOCIATED ·EXACT REVIEWED

Any of the rounded masses of lymphoid tissue that are surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue, are distributed along the lymphatic vessels, and contain numerous lymphocytes which filter the flow of lymph. — UBERON

Source attestations

Each upstream vocabulary's own account of this habitat. Assertion counts are per-source units and are not comparable across sources — GOLD counts organisms, BacDive strains, PREGO taxa.

What each upstream vocabulary says about this habitat
Source	Label / path	Assertions	Unit
GOLD	Host-associated > Mammals > Lymphatic system > Lymph nodes 2 GOLD ecosystem node ids share this path; first shown. See data/raw/gold_ecosystem_paths.tsv.	129	ORGANISM
GOLD	Host-associated > Mammals: Human > Lymphatic system > Lymph nodes 2 GOLD ecosystem node ids share this path; first shown. See data/raw/gold_ecosystem_paths.tsv.	25	ORGANISM

Broader habitats

immune organ UBERON:0005057
Lymphatic system habitatmech:GOLD.a792be9b27
Lymphatic system habitatmech:GOLD.be39fe9a0e

Also called

Lymph nodes — GOLD
lymph gland — UBERON
nodus lymphaticus — UBERON

Curation

What a curator decided about this record, and why. A record built from several source concepts can carry one decision per concept.

GROUND 2026-08-12 · claude-opus-5
Grounded to UBERON:0000029 'lymph node' (EXACT). Plural of the exact anatomical term. Path: Host-associated > Mammals: Human > Lymphatic system > Lymph nodes (source concept habitatmech:GOLD.8b5f9f1c22)
GROUND 2026-08-12 · claude-opus-5
Grounded to UBERON:0000029 'lymph node' (EXACT). Plural of the exact anatomical term. Path: Host-associated > Mammals > Lymphatic system > Lymph nodes (source concept habitatmech:GOLD.bbdd2fde5b)

Provenance

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