lymphatic
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lym·phat·ic
(lĭm-făt′ĭk)adj.
1. Anatomy Of or relating to lymph or to the nodes or vessels of the lymphatic system.
2. Archaic Lacking energy or vitality; sluggish.
n. Anatomy
A vessel that conveys lymph.
[New Latin lymphaticus, from Latin lympha, lymph; see lymph.]
lym·phat′i·cal·ly adv.
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lymphatic
(lɪmˈfætɪk)adj
1. (Biochemistry) of, relating to, or containing lymph: the lymphatic vessels.
2. (Anatomy) of, relating to, or containing lymph: the lymphatic vessels.
3. (Anatomy) of or relating to the lymphatic system
4. sluggish or lacking vigour
n
(Anatomy) a lymphatic vessel
[C17 (meaning: mad): from Latin lymphāticus. Original meaning perhaps arose from a confusion between nymph and lymph; compare Greek numphaleptos frenzied]
lymˈphatically adv
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lym•phat•ic
(lɪmˈfæt ɪk)adj.
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.
n. 3. a lymphatic vessel.
[1640–50]
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lymphatic
adjectiveLacking energy and vitality or showing such a lack:
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Translations
lymfatickýmízní
imusuonilymfaattinen
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lymphatic
[lɪmˈfætɪk] adj → linfatico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lym·phat·ic
a. linfático-a, rel. a la linfa;
___ spaces → espacios ___-s;
___ system → sistema ___.
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lymphatic
adj linfáticoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.