the almost colourless fluid, containing chiefly white blood cells, that is collected from the tissues of the body and transported in the lymphatic system
Word origin
C17: from Latin lympha water, from earlier limpa influenced in form by Greek numphē nymph
lymph in American English
(lɪmf)
noun
1. Archaic
a spring of clear water
2.
a clear, yellowish fluid resembling blood plasma, found in intercellular spaces and in the lymphatic vessels of vertebrates
3.
any of various colorless liquids similar to this; esp., the clear liquid given off from inflamed body tissues
Word origin
L lympha, spring water, altered (infl. by Gr nymphē: see nymph) < OL limpa, lumpa, orig. < ? Gr nymphē
lymph- in American English
(lɪmf)
lympho-
used before a vowel
Examples of 'lymph' in a sentence
lymph
They first said it looked like a lymph node infection and would go.
The Sun (2016)
The cancer had spread to my lymph nodes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Then I was given the news that the cancer had spread to my lymph nodes.
The Sun (2016)
You may need an ultrasound of your groin to see if you have enlarged lymph nodes.
The Sun (2015)
The lymph glands near by are often enlarged and tender.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
These are present both in the blood and in lymph nodes.
Whiteside, Dr Mike Banish Headaches -how to obtain fast, drug-free relief from headache (1990)
This is followed by lymph drainage plus a face and scalp massage.
The Sun (2015)
They also had to dig down because it could have spread to my lymph nodes.
The Sun (2014)
The lymph glands and lymphatic system fight infection and remove excess fluid from the tissues.
The Sun (2015)
The lymph nodes around the womb may also be taken away.
The Sun (2016)
Sometimes there are enlarged lymph glands in the neck.
The Sun (2015)
It can leave you in shock and respiratory distress and swelling at the lymph nodes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He had been suffering for some time from cancer of the lymph glands.
John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006)
They are found more frequently in younger women and are more likely to have spread to the lymph glands.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Your lymph system is also crucial to your body's detox processes.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycysticovary syndrome (2002)
Poor lymph drainage due to excess waste results in a build-up of fluids containing waste products.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycysticovary syndrome (2002)
They include swollen lymph nodes in armpits and groin, plus stomach pain and bleeding.
The Sun (2012)
You may get swollen glands in the groin, or other lymph glands.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
Sometimes cancer is found first in the lymph glands, since that is a favored site for spread.
Laszlo, John (MD) Understanding Cancer (1987)
Cancer cells can spread to another part of the body through the bloodstream or in the lymph fluid that flows through the lymphatic system.
The Sun (2016)
I went for a scan and all my lymph nodes were enlarged.
The Sun (2012)
I had the lump cut out and my lymph nodes removed.
The Sun (2007)
The main benefits of massage are relaxation and stress relief, though it also helps with circulation and lymph drainage.
Wilkinson, Steve M.E. and You - a self-help plan (1988)
They checked his lymph nodes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But if it spreads to other distant organs, the cells have taken a trunk road through the blood or lymph system.
The Sun (2009)
After discovering that his cancer had entered his lymph system, he underwent an operation which slowed but did not stop the spread of the disease.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If left, melanoma can spread through the lymph system or the bloodstream, which canbe serious and in some cases fatal.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This muscle is far more likely to be too tense than weak, causing round shoulders, limiting the breathing and causing poor lymph drainage.