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lymphatic
[ lim-fat-ik ]
adjective
- pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- (of persons) having the characteristics, as flabbiness or sluggishness, formerly believed to be due to an excess of lymph in the system.
noun
- a lymphatic vessel.
lymphatic
/ lɪmˈfætɪk /
adjective
- of, relating to, or containing lymph
the lymphatic vessels
- of or relating to the lymphatic system
- sluggish or lacking vigour
noun
- a lymphatic vessel
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Derived Forms
- lymˈphatically, adverb
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Other Words From
- lym·phati·cal·ly adverb
- nonlym·phatic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lymphatic1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lymphatic1
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Example Sentences
It is because of your bodies little-known secondary circulation system called the lymphatic system.
They can live inside the gastrointestinal tract or, the case of roundworms, in the lymphatic system.
(c) They are decreased in chronic lymphatic leukemia, and greatly increased in the myelogenous form.
A marked increase, accompanied by an increase in the total leukocyte count, is seen in pertussis and lymphatic leukemia.
Two types of the disease are commonly distinguished: the myelogenous and the lymphatic.
This cell never appears in normal blood; extremely rarely in leukocytosis; and never abundantly in lymphatic leukemia.
Pseudoleukemia, because of its clinical similarity to lymphatic leukemia, is generally described along with leukemia.
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