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lymphatic

[ lim-fat-ik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
  2. (of persons) having the characteristics, as flabbiness or sluggishness, formerly believed to be due to an excess of lymph in the system.


noun

  1. a lymphatic vessel.

lymphatic

/ ɪˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or containing lymph

    the lymphatic vessels

  2. of or relating to the lymphatic system
  3. sluggish or lacking vigour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a lymphatic vessel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ⳾ˈ󲹳پ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ⳾·󲹳i·· adverb
  • ԴDzl⳾·󲹳i adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lymphatic1

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin ⳾پܲ “frenzied, crazy,” literally, “watery,” with the substantial shift in definition perhaps parallel to Greek Բ⳾â “to be in a frenzy,” from ýŧ “bride, nymph,” poetically, “water” ( nymph ); equivalent to lymph + -atic ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lymphatic1

C17 (meaning: mad): from Latin ⳾پܲ. Original meaning perhaps arose from a confusion between nymph and lymph ; compare Greek numphaleptos frenzied
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Example Sentences

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In Oaxaca, Mexico, she was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer and went through surgery and chemotherapy.

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Fluid is released from the lower body via veins and the lymphatic system, and those two channels rely on muscles contracting — squeezing — to help move fluid up against gravity.

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The dance-like moves are good for coordination, balance and calorie-torching, and rebounding is said to stimulate the lymphatic system, which helps clear toxins from the body.

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Using education and simple, low-cost methods, the Carter Center’s health initiatives addressed “neglected tropical diseases”: lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, schistosomiasis and malaria.

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Lipolysis usually refers to injections where chemicals break up fat cells and the fat is removed naturally by the lymphatic system and the liver.

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