lymph
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lymph
- /lɪmf/
- [lɪmpf]
Rhymes with -ɪmf
Where it comes from
Borrowing from French lymphe and/or Latin lympha (“clear water”), from Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη (nŭ́mphē, “bride; spring water”). Doublet of nymph.
noun lymphs · lymphe
- Pure water.
- The sap of plants.
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A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.
Similar: lymphatic fluid, lymphatic liquid
- The discharge from a sore, inflammation etc. She lay face-down, an infected puncture point on the inside of her thigh oozing a faint lymph.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: coagulable, lifeblood, blood, cancer, gland, lymphatic, ganglion, ganglia, hemolymph, lymphatic fluid, interstitial fluid, tissue fluid, extracellular fluid, chyle, serous fluid, blood plasma
Translations
Talk about this word "lymph." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lymph. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lymph. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lymph "lymph." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lymph.Cite this
@misc{lymph_2026,
title = {lymph},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lymph},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
