different between lymphoid vs lymph
lymphoid
English
Etymology
From lymph +? -oid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?mf??d/
Adjective
lymphoid (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Relating to, or found within the lymphatic system of the body
Derived terms
- antilymphoid
- neolymphoid
Translations
lymphoid From the web:
- what lymphoid organ filters blood
- what lymphoid aggregate means
- what organ filters blood
- which organ filters lymph
- which lymphoid organ filters lymph
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)
- (obsolete, poetic) Pure water.
- (archaic) The sap of plants.
- (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.
- (immunology) The discharge from a sore, inflammation etc.
- (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).
lymph From the web:
- what lymph nodes
- what lymph nodes are located in the groin
- what lymphocytes
- what lymphoma
- what lymphocytes produce antibodies
- what lymph nodes are located under the arm
- what lymphedema
- what lymph nodes do
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