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lym⋅phat⋅ic

  [lim-fat-ik]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
2. (of persons) having the characteristics, as flabbiness or sluggishness, formerly believed to be due to an excess of lymph in the system.
–noun
3. a lymphatic vessel.
Origin:
1640–50; < NL lymphāticus. See lymph-, -atic

Related forms:
lym⋅phat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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lym·phat·ic   (lĭm-fāt'ĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to lymph, a lymph vessel, or a lymph node.

  2. Lacking energy or vitality; sluggish.

n.  A vessel that conveys lymph.

[New Latin lymphaticus, from Latin lympha, lymph; see lymph.]
lym·phat'i·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: 1lym·phat·ic
Pronunciation: lim-'fat-ik
Function: adjective
1 a : of, relating to, or produced by lymph,lymphoid tissue, or lymphocytes <lymphatic nodules> <lymphatic infiltration> b : conveying lymph lymphatic channel>
2 : lacking physical or mental energy —lym·phat·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2lymphatic
Function: noun
: a vessel that contains or conveys lymph, that originates as an interfibrillar or intercellular cleft or space in atissue or organ, and that if small has no distinct walls or walls composed only of endothelial cells and if large resembles a vein in structure called also lymphatic vessel, lymph vessel;—see THORACIC DUCT
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lymphatic lym·phat·ic (lĭm-fāt'ĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to lymph, a lymph node, or a lymphatic vessel. n.
A lymphatic vessel.

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