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NODE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Holonyms ("node" is a part of...):
computer network ((computer science) a network of computers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):
solid body substance (the solid parts of the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "node"):
nodule (a small node)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The source of lymph and lymphocytes
Synonyms:
lymph gland; lymph node; node
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):
lymphatic tissue; lymphoid tissue (tissue making up the lymphatic system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "node"):
axillary node (any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions)
Peter's gland; Peyer's patch (any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon)
bubo (a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis)
Holonyms ("node" is a part of...):
immune system (a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response)
cardiovascular system; circulatory system (the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):
celestial point (a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere))
Domain category:
astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "node"):
ascending node (the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north)
descending node (the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):
point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Antonym:
antinode ((physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system)
Sense 6
Meaning:
(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
Synonyms:
leaf node; node
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):
enation; plant process (a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Holonyms ("node" is a part of...):
stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Any thickened enlargement
Synonyms:
knob; node; thickening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):
convex shape; convexity (a shape that curves or bulges outward)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A connecting point at which several lines come together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("node" is a kind of...):
connection; connexion; link (a connecting shape)
Context examples:
A rare disorder in which growths that are benign (not cancer) develop in lymph node tissue.
(Angiofollicular Lymphoid Hyperplasia, NCI Dictionary)
A disorder characterized by lymphoid hyperplasia in the lymph nodes.
(Angiofollicular Lymphoid Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
A permanent cable to the Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS) node was laid in 2009, 20 kilometers of which were used in this test.
(Underwater telecom cables make superb seismic network, National Science Foundation)
A mature T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, characterized by systemic disease and a polymorphous infiltrate involving lymph nodes.
(angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
Melanomas frequently metastasize to lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain. — 2004
(Metastatic Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A lymph node located in the superior mediastinum that collects lymph from the thymus, the pericardium, and the right side of the heart.
(Anterior Mediastinal Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)
Lymph node involvement is uncommon and the prognosis is generally good.
(Microinvasive Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by destructive infiltration of lymph nodes and extranodal sites by a monotonous population of transformed T-lymphocytes/NK-cells.
(Monomorphic T/NK-Cell Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by destructive infiltration of lymph nodes and extranodal sites by a monotonous population of transformed lymphocytes or plasma cells.
(Monomorphic Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
This decreases excitability, slows the impulse conduction through the atrioventricular (AV) node and depresses depolarization.
(Moricizine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
