lymph

[ limf ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Anatomy, Physiology. a clear yellowish, slightly alkaline, coagulable fluid, containing white blood cells in a liquid resembling blood plasma, that is derived from the tissues of the body and conveyed to the bloodstream by the lymphatic vessels.
Archaic. the sap of a plant.
Archaic. a stream or spring of clear, pure water.

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lymph

/ lɪmf /

the almost colourless fluid, containing chiefly white blood cells, that is collected from the tissues of the body and transported in the lymphatic system

lymph

/ lĭmf /

The clear fluid flowing through the lymphatic system that serves to bathe and nourish the tissues of the body. It is composed of blood plasma that has leaked out through the capillaries into the tissues.

lymph

A clear, colorless fluid that circulates through the lymphatic system . Lymph fills the tissue spaces of the body.

Origin of lymph¹

1620–30; < Latin lympha water (earlier *limpa; limpid ); pseudo-Greek form, by association with nympha < Greek nýmphē nymph

Origin of lymph¹

C17: from Latin lympha water, from earlier limpa influenced in form by Greek numphē nymph

First, bubonic (rhymes with pneumonic but is altogether different) is a local infection sequestered in a lymph node.

The tumor in his colon had spread to four of his lymph nodes and penetrated the bowel wall.

But the attitude of doctors was that if the lymph glands were swollen it was a good sign of a body fighting infection.

The only way to move your lymph, and the extra load of toxins from your giant meal, is to move your muscles.

The lymph system serves to gather and remove cellular toxins.

These changes are due to disturbance of the blood and lymph supply of the nervous tissue.

Lymph, then, is practically blood plasma plus some colorless corpuscles.

By means of the oxygen passed over by the lymph, oxidation may take place within the cells.

Another smaller lymph duct enters the right subclavian vein.

On its course the lymph passes through many collections of gland cells, the lymph glands.

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