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noun(node)a pathological swelling or enlargement (as of a rheumatic joint)
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noun(node)a discrete mass of one kind of tissue enclosed in tissue of a different kind
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noun(node)an entangling complication (as in a drama) : predicament
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noun(node)a small mass of tissue in the right atrioventricular region of higher vertebrates through which impulses from the sinus node are passed to the ventricles
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noun(node)atrioventricular node
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noun(node)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 passing through the node
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noun phrase(node)a small gap in the myelin sheath of a myelinated nerve fiber
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noun(node)sinus node
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noun(node)a small mass of tissue that is embedded in the musculature of the right atrium of higher vertebrates and that originates the impulses stimulating the heartbeat