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lymphatic

[ lim-fat-ik ]

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

  1. a lymphatic vessel.

lymphatic

/ lɪmˈfætɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or containing lymph

    the lymphatic vessels

  2. of or relating to the lymphatic system
  3. sluggish or lacking vigour


noun

  1. a lymphatic vessel

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Derived Forms

  • lymˈphatically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • lym·phati·cal·ly adverb
  • nonlym·phatic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lymphatic1

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin lymphāticus “frenzied, crazy,” literally, “watery,” with the substantial shift in definition perhaps parallel to Greek nymphiân “to be in a frenzy,” from nýmphē “bride, nymph,” poetically, “water” ( nymph ); equivalent to lymph + -atic ( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lymphatic1

C17 (meaning: mad): from Latin lymphāticus. Original meaning perhaps arose from a confusion between nymph and lymph ; compare Greek numphaleptos frenzied

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Example Sentences

Some research has linked occupational exposure to 2,4-D—in farmers and professionals who apply herbicides—to a higher risk of lymphatic cancers, particularly Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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Placement along the meridians is believed to cause reactions like sending more blood or lymphatic fluid to specific organs or allowing muscles to release in a way that reduces tension on joints and bones.

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One systematic review from 2009 called lymphatic drainage in sports medicine contexts—one of its most popular applications— “a clinical art founded on hypotheses, theory, and preliminary evidence.”

It’s billed as using “lymphatic drainage” to tone your face and make your skin more youthful, but evidence of its efficacy is pretty minimal.

We know that your lymphatics control your immune system and the rhythmic contraction of the muscles when you walk actually make your lymph system work.

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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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