lymph
30
6.4
- noun
- /lɪmf/
- Specialized
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linfa
- Cancer has moved into her lymph nodes, and we're gonna have a meeting to discuss treatment.
And then we have a glymphatic system, which is a system of lymph fluid that flows through the brain.
- And then we have a glymphatic system, which is a system of lymph fluid that flows through the brain.
- That's actually the tiny cells that line your blood vessels and your lymph vessels.
- It moves your lymph, it moves your blood, which oxygenates your system.
- You're able to help your blood pressure in some cases, you're able to pump lymph fluid and more just by taking a slower, deeper breath.
- It's looking up and really massaging, helps with the lymph drainage, but psychologically you just feel pepped up.
- So, So what was mind blowing is that I've always know, you know, we've always thought that the only way we get, we move fluid through our body is lymph and blood.
- And it also helps with if you have like lymph problems, you can see that it really helps with that as well.
Examples
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I think my lymph nodes are swollen.
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When it invades, the bacteria invade the lymph system and drain into the lymph nodes.
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It's in the lymph system.
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Talk to us about the role of the lymph system and our immune response.
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It's absorbed into our lymph system and then comes around later.
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We removed the sentinel lymph nodes, and from what we saw they were all clear.
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The most common sites of metastasis are the lung, regional lymph nodes, liver, and bone.
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Your lymph nodes are involved and your blood markers indicate evidence of distant metastasis.
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To assign an end stage, doctors evaluate the lymph nodes through biopsies and imaging.
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The doctor explained that the lymph circulates throughout the body to help fight infections.
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A small bean-shaped part of the body that filters clear fluid and fights infection
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1
4.4
A small body part that makes fluid and white blood cells to fight infection
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A small white blood cell that helps the body fight infection and often increases during illness
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An illness in young children that causes fever, skin rash, and swollen glands
How Common
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lymph comes from the Latin lympha, which meant 'clear water' and was linked to a water spirit like a nymph. So think of lymph as the body's 'clear water' that flows in small vessels and helps protect and clean the body.