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General Medical Terms Blood & Lymphatic System

lymphatic basin

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1 Definition of lymphatic basin

Meaning of lymphatic basin: A group of lymph nodes that receives and filters lymph that flows from a certain area of the body.

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.

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