Nearby Words
Lymphoma Treatments www.cancercenter.com/ CTCA Tailors Treatment Plans to Patients' Specific Needs. Call Us.
Lymph Nodes www.ask.com/Lymph+Nodes Get Lymph Nodes Find Lymph Nodes
Lymphs www.healthline.com/ Find the right answers about Lymphs
Ads
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.
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Lymph
is always a great word to know.
So is osteocyte. Does it mean:
| cell of osseous tissue within the bone matrix; a bone cell |
| thick, very elastic smooth yellowish anastomosing fiber of connective tissue that contains elastin |
Dictionary.com Unabridged
lymph-
variant of lympho- before a vowel: lymphoma.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To lymph
Collins
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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." Lymph node is attested from 1892.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
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.
lymph- pref.
Variant of lympho-.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Science Dictionary
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. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
lymph [(limf)]A clear, colorless fluid that circulates through the lymphatic system. Lymph fills the tissue spaces of the body.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
