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What are reactive lymph nodes exactly? what then is an unreactive one?
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Immune system work: Lymph nodes are places in the body where the immune system identifies foreign invaders and launches a response. The node enlarges when it is working to fight something. "reactive" means the node is working to handle something, as apposed to a lymphoma, a cancer arising in the lymph node. There are many potential causes of reactive lymphadenopathy.
Answered 11/28/2017
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