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Lymph - What does it mean?

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lymph

English

Alternative forms

* lymphe (rare or archaic)

Noun

(-)
  • (obsolete, poetical) Pure water.
  • (physiology, immunology) A colourless, watery, bodily fluid carried by the lymphatic system, that consists mainly of white blood cells.
  • Discharge from a sore, inflammation etc.
  • * 2000 , (JG Ballard), Super-Cannes , Fourth Estate 2011, p. 268:
    • She lay face-down, an infected puncture point on the inside of her thigh oozing a faint lymph .

    Derived terms

    * lymphatic * lymphocyte * lymphoid * lymphology * lymphoma * lymph gland * lymph node * lymphoreticulosis

    Related terms

    * nymph

    Not English

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