Definition of Lymph

1. Noun. A thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels.

Generic synonyms: Bodily Fluid, Body Fluid, Humor, Humour, Liquid Body Substance
Substance meronyms: Chyle
Group relationships: Cardiovascular System, Circulatory System
Derivative terms: Lymphatic

Definition of Lymph

1. n. A spring of water; hence, water, or a pure, transparent liquid like water.

2. n. A fluid containing certain products resulting from the growth of specific microörganisms upon some culture medium, and supposed to be possessed of curative properties.

Definition of Lymph

1. Noun. (physiology immunology) A colourless, watery, bodily fluid carried by the lymphatic system, that consists mainly of white blood cells. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lymph

1. a body fluid containing white blood cells [n -S] : LYMPHOID [adj]

Medical Definition of Lymph

1. The almost colourless fluid that bathes body tissues and is found in the lymphatic vessels that drain the tissues of the fluid that filters across the blood vessel walls from blood. Lymph carries lymphocytes that have entered the lymph nodes from the blood. (12 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lymph

lymail
lymantriid
lyme
lyme arthritis
lyme disease
lyme disease antibody
lyme disease serology
lymecycline
lymes
lymhound
lymiter
lymiters
lymnaea
lymph (current term)
lymph cell
lymph circulation
lymph cords
lymph corpuscle
lymph embolism
lymph follicle
lymph gland
lymph glands
lymph node
lymph node excision
lymph node of azygos arch
lymph node of ligamentum arteriosum
lymph node permeability factor

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