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.
Phrases and idioms:
lymphatic system a network of vessels conveying lymph.
Etymology: orig. frenzied, f. L lymphaticus mad f. Gk numpholeptos seized by nymphs: now assoc. with LYMPH (on the analogy of spermatic etc.)