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lymph (limf)

noun

  1. Archaic a spring of clear water
  2. a clear, yellowish fluid resembling blood plasma, found in intercellular spaces and in the lymphatic vessels of vertebrates
  3. any of various colorless liquids similar to this; esp., the clear liquid given off from inflamed body tissues

Etymology: L lympha, spring water, altered (infl. by Gr nymphē: see nymph) < OL limpa, lumpa, orig. < ? Gr nymphē

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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