lymphatic

[ lim-fat-ik ]

/ lɪmˈfæt ɪk /

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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.

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Origin of lymphatic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM lymphatic

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

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Example sentences from the Web for lymphatic

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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She was lymphatic and pale-haired; her future husband was smaller and a shade shorter than she.
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Plague, The, is a very malignant kind of highly contagious fever, marked by swellings of the lymphatic glands.
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It cannot yet be positively asserted that the chloride of iron exerts a direct effect on the lymphatic vessels.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Specific inflammation of the lymphatic structures usually affects the hind legs; very seldom a fore leg.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture
Persons of lymphatic temperament are generally great sleepers; whilst those of a nervous and active nature are mostly the reverse.
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British Dictionary definitions for lymphatic

lymphatic

/ (lɪmˈfætɪk) /

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 forms of lymphatic

lymphatically, adverb

Word Origin for lymphatic

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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Medical definitions for lymphatic

lymphatic

[ lĭm-făt′ĭk ]

adj.

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

n.

A lymphatic vessel.

lymphatic

adjective

noun

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adjective

noun

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Word Origin for lymphatic

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adj.

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