Definition of lymph in English:

lymph

noun lɪmflɪmf

mass noun

1Physiology
A colourless fluid containing white blood cells, which bathes the tissues and drains through the lymphatic system into the bloodstream.
Example sentencesExamples
- This includes cell salts, fatty tissue, lymph, red and white blood cells, two glands of the endocrine system and even the bones.
- In contrast to lymph nodes, the thymus contains no lymph sinuses or afferent lymphatic vessels.
- The lymphatic system is a network of very fine vessels or tubes called lymphatics that drain lymph from all over the body.
- This injection also identifies the lymphatic basins, nodal areas, and respective lymph draining sites that are considered to be at risk for metastases.
- The lymph drained from the small intestine has an additional function: it carries the fats absorbed from the food.
1. 1.1 Fluid exuding from a sore or inflamed tissue.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He did not know the specific infective agent but was certain that a treatment would soon be available in the form of a ‘vaccine of Pasteur or lymph of Koch.’
  Even better, the following morning, Hartz quietly escorted [him] into von Bergmann's clinical wards to examine the patients who had received Koch's lymph.
  No patient died during the period of lymph sampling.
  Legs become scaly, swollen, and exude lymph fluid.
  In 1798, the British physician Edward Jenner used a milkmaid's lymph containing cowpox virus to vaccinate a child.
2literary Pure water.
Example sentencesExamples
- I refreshed myself in the mid-day heat by drinking its pure lymph from the hollow of my hand, and gazed with long and insatiable delight upon the memorable fountain.

Origin

Late 16th century (in sense 2): from French lymphe or Latin lympha, limpa 'water'.

Rhymes

nymph

Definition of lymph in US English:

lymph

nounlɪmflimf

1Physiology
A colorless fluid containing white blood cells, which bathes the tissues and drains through the lymphatic system into the bloodstream.
Example sentencesExamples
- In contrast to lymph nodes, the thymus contains no lymph sinuses or afferent lymphatic vessels.
- The lymphatic system is a network of very fine vessels or tubes called lymphatics that drain lymph from all over the body.
- The lymph drained from the small intestine has an additional function: it carries the fats absorbed from the food.
- This injection also identifies the lymphatic basins, nodal areas, and respective lymph draining sites that are considered to be at risk for metastases.
- This includes cell salts, fatty tissue, lymph, red and white blood cells, two glands of the endocrine system and even the bones.
1. 1.1 Fluid exuding from a sore or inflamed tissue.
  Example sentencesExamples
  In 1798, the British physician Edward Jenner used a milkmaid's lymph containing cowpox virus to vaccinate a child.
  No patient died during the period of lymph sampling.
  He did not know the specific infective agent but was certain that a treatment would soon be available in the form of a ‘vaccine of Pasteur or lymph of Koch.’
  Legs become scaly, swollen, and exude lymph fluid.
  Even better, the following morning, Hartz quietly escorted [him] into von Bergmann's clinical wards to examine the patients who had received Koch's lymph.
2literary Pure water.
Example sentencesExamples
- I refreshed myself in the mid-day heat by drinking its pure lymph from the hollow of my hand, and gazed with long and insatiable delight upon the memorable fountain.

Origin

Late 16th century (in lymph (sense 2)): from French lymphe or Latin lympha, limpa ‘water’.

单词	lymph
释义	Definition of lymph in English: lymph noun lɪmflɪmf mass noun 1Physiology A colourless fluid containing white blood cells, which bathes the tissues and drains through the lymphatic system into the bloodstream. Example sentencesExamples This includes cell salts, fatty tissue, lymph, red and white blood cells, two glands of the endocrine system and even the bones. In contrast to lymph nodes, the thymus contains no lymph sinuses or afferent lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic system is a network of very fine vessels or tubes called lymphatics that drain lymph from all over the body. This injection also identifies the lymphatic basins, nodal areas, and respective lymph draining sites that are considered to be at risk for metastases. The lymph drained from the small intestine has an additional function: it carries the fats absorbed from the food. 1.1 Fluid exuding from a sore or inflamed tissue. Example sentencesExamples He did not know the specific infective agent but was certain that a treatment would soon be available in the form of a ‘vaccine of Pasteur or lymph of Koch.’ Even better, the following morning, Hartz quietly escorted [him] into von Bergmann's clinical wards to examine the patients who had received Koch's lymph. No patient died during the period of lymph sampling. Legs become scaly, swollen, and exude lymph fluid. In 1798, the British physician Edward Jenner used a milkmaid's lymph containing cowpox virus to vaccinate a child. 2literary Pure water. Example sentencesExamples I refreshed myself in the mid-day heat by drinking its pure lymph from the hollow of my hand, and gazed with long and insatiable delight upon the memorable fountain. Origin Late 16th century (in sense 2): from French lymphe or Latin lympha, limpa 'water'. Rhymes nymph Definition of lymph in US English: lymph nounlɪmflimf 1Physiology A colorless fluid containing white blood cells, which bathes the tissues and drains through the lymphatic system into the bloodstream. Example sentencesExamples In contrast to lymph nodes, the thymus contains no lymph sinuses or afferent lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic system is a network of very fine vessels or tubes called lymphatics that drain lymph from all over the body. The lymph drained from the small intestine has an additional function: it carries the fats absorbed from the food. This injection also identifies the lymphatic basins, nodal areas, and respective lymph draining sites that are considered to be at risk for metastases. This includes cell salts, fatty tissue, lymph, red and white blood cells, two glands of the endocrine system and even the bones. 1.1 Fluid exuding from a sore or inflamed tissue. Example sentencesExamples In 1798, the British physician Edward Jenner used a milkmaid's lymph containing cowpox virus to vaccinate a child. No patient died during the period of lymph sampling. He did not know the specific infective agent but was certain that a treatment would soon be available in the form of a ‘vaccine of Pasteur or lymph of Koch.’ Legs become scaly, swollen, and exude lymph fluid. Even better, the following morning, Hartz quietly escorted [him] into von Bergmann's clinical wards to examine the patients who had received Koch's lymph. 2literary Pure water. Example sentencesExamples I refreshed myself in the mid-day heat by drinking its pure lymph from the hollow of my hand, and gazed with long and insatiable delight upon the memorable fountain. Origin Late 16th century (in lymph (sense 2)): from French lymphe or Latin lympha, limpa ‘water’.
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