hemolymph
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məˌlɪmf, ˈhɛm noun Anatomy.
a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
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hemolymph he·mo·lymph (hē'mə-lĭmf')
n.
The blood and lymph considered as a circulating tissue.
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| hemolymph (hē'mə-lĭmf') Pronunciation Key
The circulatory fluid of invertebrates, including all arthropods and most mollusks, that have an open circulatory system. Hemolymph is analogous to blood and lymph in vertebrate animals and is not confined in a system of vessels. Hemolymph consists of water, amino acids, inorganic salts, lipids, and sugars. See more at circulatory system. |
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Example sentences
The spleen is usually included in this list and sometimes the lymph and hemolymph nodes described with the lymphatic system.
The hemolymph undergoes radical changes as evinced by its lack of clotting ability, and marked discoloration.
These pores either allow the bacterium to infect the insect's blood, the so-called hemolymph, or cause the insect to starve.
For one, it pumps a clear liquid called hemolymph, usually towards the head but sometimes in the opposite direction.
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