lymph
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.
Archaic. the sap of a plant.
Archaic. a stream or spring of clear, pure water.
Origin of lymph
1Other definitions for lymph- (2 of 2)
variant of lympho- before a vowel: lymphoma.
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How to use lymph in a sentence
First, bubonic (rhymes with pneumonic but is altogether different) is a local infection sequestered in a lymph node.
Bubonic Plague Is Back (but It Never Really Left) | Kent Sepkowitz | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe tumor in his colon had spread to four of his lymph nodes and penetrated the bowel wall.
But the attitude of doctors was that if the lymph glands were swollen it was a good sign of a body fighting infection.
The only way to move your lymph, and the extra load of toxins from your giant meal, is to move your muscles.
The lymph system serves to gather and remove cellular toxins.
These changes are due to disturbance of the blood and lymph supply of the nervous tissue.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malleylymph, then, is practically blood plasma plus some colorless corpuscles.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterBy means of the oxygen passed over by the lymph, oxidation may take place within the cells.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterAnother smaller lymph duct enters the right subclavian vein.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterOn its course the lymph passes through many collections of gland cells, the lymph glands.
A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
British Dictionary definitions for lymph
/ (lɪmf) /
the almost colourless fluid, containing chiefly white blood cells, that is collected from the tissues of the body and transported in the lymphatic system
Origin of lymph
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for lymph
[ lĭmf ]
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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Cultural definitions for lymph
[ (limf) ]
A clear, colorless fluid that circulates through the lymphatic system. Lymph fills the tissue spaces of the body.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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