hemolymph
a fluid in the body cavities and tissues of invertebrates, in arthropods functioning as blood and in some other invertebrates functioning as lymph.
Origin of hemolymph
1Other words from hemolymph
- he·mo·lym·phat·ic [hee-moh-lim-fat-ik, hem-oh-], /ˌhi moʊ lɪmˈfæt ɪk, ˌhɛm oʊ-/, adjective
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How to use hemolymph in a sentence
Isolation of Staphylococcus albus from hemolymph of the roach, Blatta orientalis.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches | Louis M. RothMitotic response of roach hemocytes to certain pathogenes in the hemolymph.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches | Louis M. Roth
Scientific definitions for hemolymph
[ hē′mə-lĭmf′ ]
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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