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afferent lymphatic vessel

Term ID
UBERON:0010396
Synonyms
  • vasa afferentia lymphoglandula
  • vasa afferentia lymphoglandulae
Definition
Lymphatic vessel that enters the lymph node. The afferent lymph vessels enter at all parts of the periphery of the lymph node, and after branching and forming a dense plexus in the substance of the capsule, open into the lymph sinuses of the cortical part. In doing this they lose all their coats except their endothelial lining, which is continuous with a layer of similar cells lining the lymph paths
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