How to Use lymph in a Sentence

lymph

noun
  • Doctors had found a spot on his lung, which then spread to his lymph nodes.
    — Ted Jackson, NOLA.com, 20 Aug. 2017
  • And then there are lymph nodes, white blood cells and other things in the mix.
    — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2021
  • These include fever, malaise, headache, sore throat and cough and swollen lymph nodes.
    — Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2021
  • It was not attached to anything and my lymph nodes were clear.
    — Eric Idle, Time, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Symptoms of the plague include fever, headaches, chills, and swollen lymph nodes.
    — Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, 6 July 2020
  • The disease had also spread to Gopie's lymph nodes.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • There is a risk of swelling of the lymph nodes, as seen with earlier doses.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Alvin Mueller said his wife was battling cancer in her lymph nodes and lungs.
    — Ivan Moreno, The Seattle Times, 14 May 2017
  • This cancer usually starts in the chest or neck and spreads through the lymph nodes.
    — New York Times, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Other findings include swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck, and sore throat.
    — Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 26 May 2022
  • The swollen lymph nodes may occur in the neck area, armpits, or groin, on both sides of the body or just one.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 26 May 2022
  • When lymph flow slows, immune cell trafficking slows with it.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • The lymph nodes, normally about as big around as a pinky tip, could swell to the size of a golf ball.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The illness starts with fever, aches, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion.
    — Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022
  • Doctors removed 2 feet of her colon and at least 23 lymph nodes.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2022
  • By the time of my diagnosis, the cancer had spread to my lymph nodes.
    — Nneka Joi, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The symptoms of plague include high fever, chills, headache, nausea and swelling of the lymph nodes.
    — Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 11 Aug. 2020
  • There was a tumor on his larynx, stage 3, that had almost reached his lymph nodes.
    — Usha Lee McFarling, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Turns out her cancer was Stage-2 that had spread to the lymph nodes under her arm.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The lymph system acts as the waste removal system for our bloodstream.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Booster tests showed there was an increase in swollen lymph nodes in the underarm.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The surgeon soon arrived to report the lymph nodes were cancer-free.
    — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Oct. 2021
  • But the sudden appearance of so many swollen lymph nodes, in so many women, came as a shock.
    — Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2021
  • If your blood is rife with cancer cells, those cells can build up in the lymph nodes in your neck, under your arm, in your groin.
    — Barbara Brody, Health.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Symptoms of plague include a sudden fever, headache, chills, weakness and pain or swelling in the lymph nodes.
    — Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 16 July 2020
  • Lymphocytes are the main cells that make up the lymph tissue, part of the immune system.
    — Doru Paul, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The lymph is a part of your body’s immune system that includes a network of vessels and nodes.
    — Alexis Benveniste, Allure, 14 June 2023
  • The first shot of Pfizer’s vaccine left him a bit feverish, tired and with swollen lymph nodes in his neck.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Denise Trauth said the cancer was diagnosed early and did not spread to her lymph nodes.
    — Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The insects did, however, have to be conscious to keep the lymph moving.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2020

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