pararectal lymph nodes

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par·a·rec·tal lymph nodes

[TA]

nodes located on either side of the rectum; they send efferents to the middle and superior rectal nodes.

Synonym(s): nodi lymphoidei pararectales [TA], anorectal lymph nodes, nodi lymphoidei anorectales