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lymph

lymph

30 6.4
A clear fluid in the body that carries white blood cells and drains into the blood
  • noun
  • /lɪmf/
  • Specialized
: 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.

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Examples

  • I think my lymph nodes are swollen.

  • When it invades, the bacteria invade the lymph system and drain into the lymph nodes.

  • It's in the lymph system.

  • Talk to us about the role of the lymph system and our immune response.

  • It's absorbed into our lymph system and then comes around later.

  • We removed the sentinel lymph nodes, and from what we saw they were all clear.

  • The most common sites of metastasis are the lung, regional lymph nodes, liver, and bone.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Your lymph nodes are involved and your blood markers indicate evidence of distant metastasis.

  • To assign an end stage, doctors evaluate the lymph nodes through biopsies and imaging.

  • The doctor explained that the lymph circulates throughout the body to help fight infections.

Compounds

lymph node
  • Specialized
22 3.9

A small bean-shaped part of the body that filters clear fluid and fights infection

lymph gland
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A small body part that makes fluid and white blood cells to fight infection

lymph cell
  • Specialized
4.6

A small white blood cell that helps the body fight infection and often increases during illness

lymph vessel
  • Specialized
5.8

A thin tube in the body that carries a clear fluid back to the blood

An illness in young children that causes fever, skin rash, and swollen glands

How Common

blood
∞ 1.0
sweat
290 1.0
urine
264 1.8
body fluid
  • Specialized
7 2.8
lymph
  • Specialized
30 6.4
bile
  • Specialized
35 6.7
cerebrospinal fluid
  • Specialized
3 5.3

Surface Forms

lymph singular
lymphs plural

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.