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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lymph /lɪmf/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Anatomya clear, yellowish fluid in the blood that contains special blood cells that fight infection.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lymph (limf ),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomy, Physiologya clear yellowish, slightly alkaline, coagulable fluid, containing white blood cells in a liquid resembling blood plasma, that is derived from the tissues of the body and conveyed to the bloodstream by the lymphatic vessels.
- [Archaic.]the sap of a plant.
- [Archaic.]a stream or spring of clear, pure water.
- Greek nýmphē nymph
- Latin lympha water (earlier *limpa; see limpid); pseudo-Greek form, by association with nympha
- 1620–30
- var. of lympho- before a vowel:lymphoma.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lymph /lɪmf/ n - the almost colourless fluid, containing chiefly white blood cells, that is collected from the tissues of the body and transported in the lymphatic system
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin lympha water, from earlier limpa influenced in form by Greek numphē nymph lympho-, - a combining form representing lymph in compound words:lymphocyte.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] lymph-. |