Lymphatic definition

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lymphatics
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(anatomy) Of or relating to lymph or to the nodes or vessels of the lymphatic system.
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(archaic) Lacking energy or vitality; sluggish.
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A vessel that conveys lymph.
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Of, containing, or conveying lymph.
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Of, or caused by improper functioning of, the lymph nodes.
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Sluggish; without energy: a sluggish condition was formerly thought to be due to too much lymph in the body.
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A lymphatic vessel.
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(anatomy) Relating to lymph or to the nodes or vessels of the lymphatic system.
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A vessel that conveys lymph.
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(anatomy) Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.
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Lacking energy or enthusiasm.
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Madly enthusiastic; frantic.
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(anatomy) A vessel that transports lymph.
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Noun

Singular:
lymphatic
Plural:
lymphatics

Origin of lymphatic

  • New Latin lymphaticus from Latin lympha lymph lymph

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lymphatic Sentence Examples

  • The lymphatic glands are hardly affected.

  • Nearly all the lymphatic glands in the body are involved, and have a characteristic appearance.

  • In other cases very serious disorders of the lymphatic system are brought about, of which the most marked is perhaps Elephantiasis.

  • This state of affairs has no antecedent improbability about it, since in the Vertebrata the coelom is unquestionably confluent with the haemal system through the lymphatic vessels.

  • In post-mortem examination, the most obvious pathological lesion is hypertrophy of the spleen, which may be very pronounced; the lymphatic glands in the neck, inguinal region, &c., are also often greatly swollen.

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