lymphatic vessel
- noun
- /lɪmˈfætɪk ˈvɛsəl/
- Specialized
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vaso linfático
- Only pathology is evocative, characterized primarily by multifocal proliferation of pulmonary lymphatic vessels and an increased number of complex anastomosing channels.
Examples
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These spaces and channels were anastomosing with one another and lined by attenuated endothelial cells reminiscent of lymphatic vessels.
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Cervical lymphangioma is a benign hamartomatous hyperplasia of lymphatic vessels, and it accounts for up to 90% of all lymphangiomas in the head and neck region.
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It is the result of the failure of the lymphatic vessels to keep up with the demands of normal tissue homeostasis.
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There are macrophages, TMB cells, blood and lymphatic vessels, white blood cells, fibroblast.
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Histopathologic examination showed marked thickening of the pleura with numerous dilated irregular thin-walled lymphatic vessels.
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But with the kind of help we can offer the process,... ..it is possible to... modify several other organs: ..the odd vein,... ..or, as today,... ..we're using a femoral lymphatic vessel... ..to take over the function of conveying the egg... ..from the ovary to the uterus.
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Gross postmortem findings included pleural thickening and moderate dilation of the lymphatic vessels on the ventral 10 cm of the cardiac lung lobes.
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It is caused by a proliferation of abnormal smooth muscle cells around airways and blood and lymphatic vessels, resulting in obstruction and dilatation of these structures.
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Although Ruysch published an important treatise on the valves in the lymphatic vessels, his major contribution to anatomy was in mastering new embalming techniques for his collection of preserved anatomical material.
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The lymphatic vessels transport lymph fluid away from tissues and back into the bloodstream.
Synonyms
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A tube in the body that carries blood or lymph
A thin tube in the body that carries a clear fluid back to the blood
How Big
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'lymphatic' (= related to lymph) modifies 'vessel' (= a tubular structure for transport), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer a tube that carries lymph. This adj+noun compound follows regular biomedical naming patterns (e.g., Spanish 'vaso linfático'), so the sense is predictable and transparent.
Etymology
The term lymphatic vessel may come from the picture of a clear stream: lymph means a clear fluid and vessel means a small tube or container. So a lymphatic vessel is a tube that 'carries' that fluid through the body back into the blood, which explains why the name means a tube that moves lymph.