| 释义 |
lymph
\ˈlim(p)f\ noun
(plural lymphs \-m(p)fs, -mps\)
Etymology: Latin lympha, alteration of earlier limpa, lumpa, modification of Greek nymphē nymph — more at nuptial
1. archaic : a spring or stream of water : pure clear water
< dips her shining ankles in the lymph — E.R.B.Lytton >
< receive the baptismal lymph — George Borrow >
2. archaic : the sap of plants
< that moved the pure and subtle lymph through the … veins of leaf and flower — William Cowper >
3. [New Latin lympha, from Latin, water] : a pale coagulable fluid that bathes the tissues, passes into lymphatic channels and ducts, and is discharged into the blood by way of the thoracic duct, and that consists of a liquid portion resembling blood plasma, numerous white blood cells, and normally no red blood cells — compare cerebrospinal fluid, chyle |