Sentences with phrase «blocked lymph»

Swollen glands, with which most of us are familiar, are symptomatic of blocked lymph nodes, which indicate a breakdown in the mechanical functioning of the lymphatic system.

A blocked lymph gland can also be to blame.

Tiny filaria worms carried by mosquitoes block the lymph vessels that normally drain fluid from limbs or genitals, which then swell to grotesque proportions.

«Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare and very aggressive disease in which cancer cells block lymph vessels in the skin of the breast.

Rather, cancer cells block lymph vessels in the skin of the breast, causing it to look red and feel warm.

Loose clothing: Constrictive clothing (especially in the lymph node areas) can block lymph flow.

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Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer that occurs when malignant cells block the skin and lymph vessels of the...

These cells spend most of their time traversing the bloodstream and the lymph nodes — but are thought to be blocked from accessing the brain.

TB is known for trying to block activation of T cells by infected dendritic cells, two kinds of which are primarily involved in fighting infection: dendritic cells that migrate from the lungs to the lymph nodes, and those that already reside in the lymph nodes.

Yoon says the presence of these cells could be a marker for tumor growth and metastasis. Because tumors often metastasize along lymph ducts and into lymph nodes, studying this type of cells could lead to new targets for blocking tumor metastasis.

They end up blocking circulation, damage heart action, inhibit cell renewal and impede the free flow of blood (and thus oxygen) and lymph fluids.

The ways by which PEMF therapy relieves pain include pain blocking, decreasing inflammation, increasing cellular flexibility, increasing blood and lymph circulation and increasing tissue oxygenation.