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lymph

English

Alternative forms

  • lymphe (rare or archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from French lymphe and/or Latin lympha (water). Doublet of nymph.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l?mf/

Noun

lymph (countable and uncountable, plural lymphs)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) Pure water.
    1. (archaic) The sap of plants.
  2. (physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.
    1. (immunology) The discharge from a sore, inflammation etc.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • nymph

Translations

References

  • “lymph”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
  • “lymph”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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adenosis

English

Etymology

From adeno- +? -osis.

Noun

adenosis (plural adenoses)

  1. Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • Adonises, adonises, anodises

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