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lymph

noun(lymph)

the sap of plants

lymph

noun(lymph)

a usually clear coagulable fluid that passes from intercellular spaces of body tissue into the lymphatic vessels, is discharged into the blood by way of the thoracic duct, and resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets

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combining form(lymph)

lymph : lymphatic tissue

lymph

noun(lymph)

lymph node

lymph

noun(lymph)

any of the rounded masses of lymphoid tissue that are surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue, are distributed along the lymphatic vessels, and contain numerous lymphocytes which filter the flow of lymph passing through the node

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noun(lymph)

castleman disease

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noun(lymph)

castleman disease

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noun(lymph)

a vessel that contains or conveys lymph —called also lymph vessel

lymph

noun(lymph)

the part of the circulatory system that is concerned especially with scavenging fluids and proteins which have escaped from cells and tissues and returning them to the blood, with the phagocytic removal of cellular debris and foreign material, and with the immune response and that consists especially of lymphoid tissue, lymph, and lymph-transporting vessels —called also lymph system

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