lymph
lymph: n.
1 Physiol. a colourless fluid containing white blood cells, drained from the tissues and conveyed through the body in the lymphatic system.
2 this fluid used as a vaccine.
3 exudation from a sore etc.
4 poet. pure water. lymph gland (or node) a small mass of tissue in the lymphatic system where lymph is purified and lymphocytes are formed. lymphoid adj. lymphous adj. [F lymphe or L lympha, limpa water]
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