Assertion: lymph node | /r/CapableOf | act as filter
Facets:
value: for foreign particles including cancer cells
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for the blood
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to screen harmful materials
type: PURPOSE
value: for harmful substances
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Lymph nodes are important for the proper functioning of the immune system, acting as filters for foreign particles including cancer cells, but have no detoxification function.
text: Lymph nodes are small structures that work as filters for harmful substances.
text: As part of the lymphatic system, lymph nodes serve as filters for the blood, providing specialized tissues where foreign antigens can be trapped and exposed to cells of the immune system for destruction.
text: They function as filters, trapping viruses, bacteria and other causes of illnesses before they can infect other parts of your body.
text: They act as filters for foreign particles in the body and are one of the sites where adaptive immune responses are triggered.
text: Lymph nodes act as filters to screen harmful materials and cells from the lymph before it eventually reenters the blood stream.
text: Lymph nodes play an integral part in the functioning of the immune system, acting as filters for the blood and as storage places for white blood cells.
text: Lymph nodes are important for the proper functioning of the immune system, acting as filters for foreign particles and cancer cells.
text: Lymph nodes are important for the proper functioning of the immune system, acting as filters for foreign particles including cancer cells, but have no detoxification function.
text: For instance, lymph nodes work as filters for harmful substances like pathogens, infected cells, and toxins.
text: They serve as filters through which lymph percolates on its way to the blood.
text: They function as filters, trapping viruses, bacteria and other causes of illnesses before they can infect other parts of your body.