node


Definition: Meaning of, node in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / nəʊd /

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  1. the place on the stem of a plant from which a leaf or branch grows
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  2. a place where lines in a network cross or join
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  3. a part of a computer network where messages can be received or sent
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  4. a LYMPH NODE
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node used in phrases

  • SA node (noun)
    1. a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
  • ascending node (noun)
    1. the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north
  • atrioventricular node (noun)
    1. a node of specialized heart muscle located in the septal wall of the right atrium; receives impulses from the sinoatrial node and transmits them to atrioventricular bundle
  • axillary node (noun)
    1. any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions
  • descending node (noun)
    1. the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south
  • leaf node (noun)
    1. botany the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
  • lymph node (noun)
    1. a small rounded SWELLING in your body through which lymph passes before entering your blood system
  • mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (noun)
    1. an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever; of unknown cause
  • sinoatrial node (noun)
    1. a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
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