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Lymphatic vs African - What's the difference?

lymphatic | african |

As adjectives the difference between lymphatic and african

is that lymphatic is pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system while African is of or pertaining to Africa.

As nouns the difference between lymphatic and african

is that lymphatic is a vessel that transports lymph while African is a native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

lymphatic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (anatomy) Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.
  • Lacking energy or enthusiasm.
  • Madly enthusiastic; frantic.
  • * Sir T. Herbert
  • Lymphatic rapture.

    Derived terms

    * lymphatically * lymph node * lymphatic node

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) A vessel that transports lymph.
  • See also

    * thoracic duct

    african

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Afric

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to Africa.
  • Derived terms

    * African elephant * African hemp * African marigold * African oak * African penguin * African teak * African violet * North African * South African

    Hyponyms

    * Maghrebi * Congolese * Ethiopian * Ugandan * Zimbabwean * Mozambican

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
  • * 2007 , African Immigrant Religions in America (ISBN 0814762409):
  • Africans constitute significantly growing populations not only in major urban centers such as New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, and Atlanta but also in small and midsize cities in states such as Ohio and Maine.

    Hyponyms

    * sub-Saharan, Maghrebi

    Derived terms

    * Africanism

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