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lymph

UK/lɪmf/ US/lɪmpf/ uncommon archaic literary obsolete

noun

1.

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

Origin

Borrowing from French lymphe and/or Latin lympha (“clear water”), from Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη (nŭ́mphē, “bride; spring water”). Doublet of nymph.

Phrases

  • lymph gland
  • lymph node
  • lymph vessel

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