lymphatic

[ lim-fat-ik ]
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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.

Origin of lymphatic

1
First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin lymphāticus “frenzied, crazy,” literally, “watery,” with the substantial shift in definition perhaps parallel to Greek nymphiân “to be in a frenzy,” from nýmphē “bride, nymph,” poetically, “water” (see nymph ); equivalent to lymph + -atic

Other words from lymphatic

  • lym·phat·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·lym·phat·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for lymphatic

lymphatic

/ (lɪmˈfætɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or containing lymph: the lymphatic vessels

  2. of or relating to the lymphatic system

  1. sluggish or lacking vigour

noun
  1. a lymphatic vessel

Origin of lymphatic

1
C17 (meaning: mad): from Latin lymphāticus. Original meaning perhaps arose from a confusion between nymph and lymph; compare Greek numphaleptos frenzied

Derived forms of lymphatic

  • lymphatically, adverb

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