Definition of Lymphatic vessel

1. Noun. A vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation.

Exact synonyms: Lymph Vessel
Generic synonyms: Canal, Channel, Duct, Epithelial Duct
Group relationships: Lymphatic System, Systema Lymphaticum
Specialized synonyms: Thoracic Duct, Lacteal

Medical Definition of Lymphatic vessel

1. Vessels that remove cellular waste from the body by filtering through lymph nodes and eventually emptying into the blood system. They are similar to blood vessels but transport lymph fluid. (14 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lymphatic Vessel

lymphatic irradiation
lymphatic leukaemia
lymphatic metastasis
lymphatic node
lymphatic nodes
lymphatic nodule
lymphatic oedema
lymphatic plexus
lymphatic ring of cardiac part of stomach
lymphatic sarcoma
lymphatic sinus
lymphatic stroma
lymphatic system
lymphatic tissue
lymphatic valvule
lymphatic vessel (current term)
lymphatic vessel tumours
lymphatic vessels
lymphatically
lymphaticostomy
lymphatics
lymphatism
lymphatitis
lymphatology
lymphatolysis
lymphatolytic
lymphectasia
lymphedema
lymphedema praecox
lymphedemas

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