connexion, link, connection - a connecting shape

convex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outward

natural philosophy, physical science, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions

point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"

astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

ascending node - the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north

celestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)

descending node - the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south

lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue - tissue making up the lymphatic system

axillary node - any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions

Peter's gland, Peyer's patch - any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon

immune system - a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response

cardiovascular system, circulatory system - the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body

bubo - a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis

solid body substance - the solid parts of the body

nodule - a small node

computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically

computer network - (computer science) a network of computers

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures