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lymph
[limf] 
–noun
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | Archaic. the sap of a plant. |
| 3. | Archaic. a stream or spring of clear, pure water. |
lymph-
| var. of lympho- before a vowel: lymphoma. |
lympho-
| a combining form representing lymph in compound words: lymphocyte. |
Also, especially before a vowel, lymph-.
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| lymph (lĭmf) n.
[Latin lympha, water nymph, from Greek numphē, young bride, water nymph.] |
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Lymph
Lymph\, n. [L. lympha: cf. F. lymphe.]1. A spring of water; hence, water, or a pure, transparent liquid like water. A fountain bubbled up, whose lymph serene Nothing of earthly mixture might distain. --Trench. 2. (Anat.) An alkaline colorless fluid, contained in the lymphatic vessels, coagulable like blood, but free from red blood corpuscles. It is absorbed from the various tissues and organs of the body, and is finally discharged by the thoracic and right lymphatic ducts into the great veins near the heart. 3. (Med.) A fibrinous material exuded from the blood vessels in inflammation. In the process of healing it is either absorbed, or is converted into connective tissue binding the inflamed surfaces together. Lymph corpuscles (Anat.), finely granular nucleated cells, identical with the colorless blood corpuscles, present in the lymph and chyle. Lymph duct (Anat.), a lymphatic. Lymph heart. See Note under Heart, n., 1.Lymph
Lymph\, n. (Physiol. Chem.) A fluid containing certain products resulting from the growth of specific micro["o]rganisms upon some culture medium, and supposed to be possessed of curative properties.
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lymph [(limf)]
A clear, colorless fluid that circulates through the lymphatic system. Lymph fills the tissue spaces of the body.
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lymph
1725 in physiology sense, "colorless fluid found in the body," from Fr. lymphe, from L. lympha "water, clear water, a goddess of water," variant of lumpæ "waters," altered by infl. of Gk. nymphe "goddess of a spring, nymph."
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Main Entry: lymph
Pronunciation: 'lim(p)f
Function: noun
: a usually clear coagulable fluid that passes from intercellular spaces of body tissue into thelymphatic vessels, is discharged into the blood by way of the thoracic duct and right lymphatic duct, and resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normallyfew red blood cells and no platelets —see CHYLE; —compare
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lymph (lĭmf)
n.
A clear, watery, sometimes faintly yellowish fluid derived from body tissues that contains white blood cells and circulates throughout the lymphatic system, returning to the venous bloodstream through the thoracic duct. Lymph acts to remove bacteria and certain proteins from the tissues, transport fat from the small intestine, and supply mature lymphocytes to the blood.
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| lymph (lĭmf) Pronunciation Key
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. |
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