adj. & n.
adj. 1 of or secreting or conveying lymph (lymphatic gland). 2 (of a person) pale, flabby, or sluggish.
n. a veinlike vessel conveying lymph. lymphatic system a network of vessels conveying lymph.
[ orig. = frenzied, f. L lymphaticus mad f. Gk numpholeptos seized by nymphs: now assoc. with LYMPH (on the analogy of spermatic etc.) ]