different between lymphoid vs lymph

lymphoid

English

Etymology

From lymph +? -oid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?mf??d/

Adjective

lymphoid (not comparable)

  1. (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)

  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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  • what lymph nodes are located in the groin
  • what lymphocytes
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  • what lymphocytes produce antibodies
  • what lymph nodes are located under the arm
  • what lymphedema
  • what lymph nodes do
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