lymph gland vs node

lymph gland and node both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lymph gland	Yes	No	No	No
node	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lymph gland and node are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of lymph gland include lymph node.

lymph gland (noun)	node (noun)
the source of lymph and lymphocytes	(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
	any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
	the source of lymph and lymphocytes
	(astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
	(physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
	(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
	any thickened enlargement
	a connecting point at which several lines come together