See Also: Lymph(health)
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Lymph(medicine)
dental lymph(medicine)
lymph sacs(medicine)
lymph scrotum(medicine)
lymph sinus(medicine)
lymph space(medicine)

lymph (iou)



lymph noun. Also in Latin form lympha. L16.
[French lymphe or Latin lympha water-nymph, water, prob. dissimilated form of nympha, Greek numphe nymph.]
(Pure) water. Also, a stream. poet. L16.
Botany. A colourless fluid in plants; sap. L17-M19.
A colourless alkaline fluid, resembling blood but lacking red cells, which bathes various tissues and organs of the body and drains into the bloodstream through a network of vessels (the lymphatic system). L17.
The exudation from an inflamed tissue, a sore, etc; spec. a vaccine obtained from diseased tissue. E19.
Phrases & comb.: lymph gland, lymph node any of several small masses of tissue situated on the lymphatic vessels, responsible for removing foreign bodies from the lymph and for producing lymphocytes and antibodies. plastic lymph: see PLASTIC adjective 5.