lymphatic

[lim-fat-ik]

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adjective

pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
(of persons) having the characteristics, as flabbiness or sluggishness, formerly believed to be due to an excess of lymph in the system.

noun

a lymphatic vessel.

Origin of lymphatic

1640–50; < Latin lymphāticus “frenzied, crazy,” a derivative whose meaning is hard to explain, from lympha “water” (see lymph-, -tic)

Related formslym·phat·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·lym·phat·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for lymphatic

Contemporary Examples

It is because of your bodies little-known secondary circulation system called the lymphatic system.
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They can live inside the gastrointestinal tract or, the case of roundworms, in the lymphatic system.
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Historical Examples

If one sister be sanguine in her temperament, the other must be lymphatic.
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But between them there was the difference of the nervous temperament and the lymphatic.
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It may be that Adrian scented a rival to his lymphatic emotions.
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They, also, are probably formed in the lymphatic glands and spleen.
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One person could be at once bilious, melancholic and lymphatic.
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British Dictionary definitions for lymphatic

lymphatic

adjective

of, relating to, or containing lymphthe lymphatic vessels
of or relating to the lymphatic system
sluggish or lacking vigour

noun

a lymphatic vessel

Derived Formslymphatically, adverb

Word Origin

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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Word Origin and History for lymphatic

adj.

1640s, from Latin lymphaticus, from lympha (see lymph). Also sometimes used in the classical Latin sense "mad, frenzied," which was the primary sense of lymphaticus in Latin: OED reports this "difficult to account for," but perhaps due to association of lympha with nymphe; cf. Greek nymphian "to be frenzy-stricken."

lymphatic in Medicine

lymphatic

(lĭm-făt′ĭk)

adj.

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

A lymphatic vessel.

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Examples from the Web for lymphatic

Contemporary Examples

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.

Historical Examples

If one sister be sanguine in her temperament, the other must be lymphatic.

But between them there was the difference of the nervous temperament and the lymphatic.

It may be that Adrian scented a rival to his lymphatic emotions.

They, also, are probably formed in the lymphatic glands and spleen.

One person could be at once bilious, melancholic and lymphatic.

lymphatic

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for lymphatic

adj.

lymphatic

Origin of lymphatic