lymph
A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.
Other meanings
The discharge from a sore, inflammation etc.
The sap of plants.
A kind of
- liquid body substance
Related words
- lymphadenia
- lymphangiogenesis
- lymphangiography
- lymphitis
- lymphnode
- lymphoblast
- lymphography
- lymphoid
- lymphosome
- lymph gland
- lymph node
- lymph vessel
Word history
From Ancient Greek "νῠ́μφη" (bride; spring water).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lymph” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.