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archaic
: the sap of plants
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[New Latin lympha, from Latin, water]
: a usually clear coagulable fluid that passes from intercellular spaces of body tissue into the lymphatic vessels, is discharged into the blood by way of the thoracic duct, and resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets
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Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
The bacteria can spread along the blood or lymph vessels.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
Lymphocytes are the main cells that make up the lymph tissue, part of the immune system.
—Doru Paul, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
This liquid, now called lymph, flows through your nodes, which, again, act as filters, trapping suspicious components and deploying an army of white blood cells against them.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
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Use massage As well as feeling ultra-relaxing, using sweeping massage movements on your face can help to encourage lymph flow and drain puffiness away from the face, explains Mackenzie Paterson.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
The bacteria can spread along the blood or lymph vessels.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
Lymphocytes are the main cells that make up the lymph tissue, part of the immune system.
—Doru Paul, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
This liquid, now called lymph, flows through your nodes, which, again, act as filters, trapping suspicious components and deploying an army of white blood cells against them.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Lymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lymph. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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lymph
noun
: a usually clear fluid that circulates in lymphatic vessels, bathes the cells of the body, and consists of white blood cells and a liquid portion resembling blood plasma
Medical Definition
lymph
noun
: a usually clear coagulable fluid that passes from intercellular spaces of body tissue into the lymphatic vessels, is discharged into the blood by way of the thoracic duct and right lymphatic duct, and resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets see chyle compare cerebrospinal fluid
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