Definitions for lymph
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lymphnoun

   a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lymphnoun

   A colourless, watery, bodily fluid carried by the lymphatic system, that consists mainly of white blood cells.

2. Etymology: From lympha, from (English en), of unknown origin.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lymphnoun

   Water; transparent colourless liquor.

   Etymology: lymphe, French; lympha, Lat.

   When the chyle passeth through the mesentery, it is mixed with the lymph, the most spirituous and elaborated part of the blood. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lymph

   Lymph (from Latin, lympha, meaning "water") is the fluid that flows through the lymphatic system, a system composed of lymph vessels (channels) and intervening lymph nodes whose function, like the venous system, is to return fluid from the tissues to be recirculated. At the origin of the fluid-return process, interstitial fluid—the fluid between the cells in all body tissues—enters the lymph capillaries. This lymphatic fluid is then transported via progressively larger lymphatic vessels through lymph nodes, where substances are removed by tissue lymphocytes and circulating lymphocytes are added to the fluid, before emptying ultimately into the right or the left subclavian vein, where it mixes with central venous blood. Because it is derived from interstitial fluid, with which blood and surrounding cells continually exchange substances, lymph undergoes continual change in composition. It is generally similar to blood plasma, which is the fluid component of blood. Lymph returns proteins and excess interstitial fluid to the bloodstream. Lymph also transports fats from the digestive system (beginning in the lacteals) to the blood via chylomicrons. Bacteria may enter the lymph channels and be transported to lymph nodes, where the bacteria are destroyed. Metastatic cancer cells can also be transported via lymph.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lymphnoun

   a spring of water; hence, water, or a pure, transparent liquid like water

2. Lymphnoun

   an alkaline colorless fluid, contained in the lymphatic vessels, coagulable like blood, but free from red blood corpuscles. It is absorbed from the various tissues and organs of the body, and is finally discharged by the thoracic and right lymphatic ducts into the great veins near the heart

3. Lymphnoun

   a fibrinous material exuded from the blood vessels in inflammation. In the process of healing it is either absorbed, or is converted into connective tissue binding the inflamed surfaces together

4. Etymology: [L. lympha: cf. F. lymphe.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Lymph

   Lymph is the fluid that circulates throughout the lymphatic system. The lymph is formed when the interstitial fluid is collected through lymph capillaries. As the blood and the surrounding cells continually add and remove substances from the interstitial fluid, its composition continually changes and it changes into lymph fluid. It is then transported through lymph vessels to lymph nodes before emptying ultimately into the right or the left subclavian vein, where it mixes back with blood. Lymph returns protein and excess interstitial fluid to the circulation. Lymph may pick up bacteria and bring them to lymph nodes where they are destroyed. Metastatic cancer cells can also be transported via lymph. Lymph also transports fats from the digestive system. The word lymph is derived from the name of the Roman deity of fresh water, Lympha.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lymph

   limf, n. water: a colourless or faintly-yellowish fluid in animal bodies, of a rather saltish taste, and with an alkaline reaction.—n. Lymphangī′tis (see Weed, 3).—adj. Lymphat′ic, pertaining to lymph.—n. a vessel which conveys the lymph.—adjs. Lymph′y, Lymph′oid. [L. lympha.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lymph in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lymph in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of lymph in a Sentence

1. Christine Sheppard:

   I found out something was wrong because my right leg swelled up enormously, they did an ultrasound and found I was completely full of these lymph nodes. It was stage IV large-cell lymphoma.

2. Danielle Javernig:

   They took 32 lymph nodes out of my arm.

3. Jane Kakkis:

   You have no idea what fear is until you have a cancer that's already spread to your lymph nodes, patients will say in disbelief, 'but I just had a mammogram and it was normal.' They can't believe how advanced it is. Dense breast notification is bringing up a whole conversation about risk that wouldn't come up otherwise.

4. Connie Lehman:

   It incites an immune response by the body that is necessary to fight off the Covid-19 virus, should it enter a person's body, so these enlarged lymph nodes are evidence that the vaccine is doing exactly what our bodies need it to do.

5. Marsha Mudge:

   I have a tumor behind my skull. I have a tumor on my sacrum. I have one on my [cervical] spine somewhere, and on my liver and my lymph node and my left breast, it’s just hard. I just, I don’t want to die.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lymph
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lymph
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lymph
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymph
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lymph
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lymph
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=lymph