LYMPH


Meaning of LYMPH in English

[ lɪmf ]

■ noun

1》 Physiology a colourless fluid containing white blood cells, which bathes the tissues and drains through the ~atic system into the bloodstream.

↘fluid exuding from a sore or inflamed tissue.

2》 literary pure water.

Origin

C16: from Fr. ~e or L. ~a , limpa 'water'.

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