Anatomy
lymphatic basin
lym·phat·ic ba·sin [ lim-fa-tik bay-sin ]
Definitions related to lymphatic basin:
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A group of lymph nodes that receives and filters lymph that flows from a certain area of the body. Special dyes may be used to stain and identify the lymphatic basin in the tissues around a tumor, so that lymph nodes that may contain cancer can be removed and checked by a pathologist.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A regional collection of lymph nodes that drains lymph from a specific area of the body.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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