lymph
A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried…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.
» You have a cold and your lymph nodes are swollen.
У тебя простуда, и твои лимфатические узлы увеличены. — Sablin
У тебя простуда и увеличены лимфоузлы. — marafon
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2 sentencesYou have a cold and your lymph nodes are swollen.
ruУ тебя простуда, и твои лимфатические узлы увеличены. — Sablin
Swollen lymph nodes are usually found near the site of an infection, tumour, or inflammation.
ruУвеличенные лимфатические узлы обычно обнаруживаются около очага инфекции, опухоли или воспаления. — averoes
deGeschwollene Lymphknoten finden sich üblicherweise in der Nähe einer Infektionsstelle, einer Geschwulst oder einer Entzündung. — brauchinet
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)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.
Lymphe
ли́мфаlímfa
a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels
(uncountable, usually)The discharge from a sore, inflammation etc.
(literary, obsolete, uncountable, usually)Pure water.
Pure water.
(archaic, literary, obsolete, uncountable, usually)The sap of plants.
Origin
Borrowing from French lymphe and/or Latin lympha (“clear water”), from Ancient Greek νῠ́μφBorrowing from French lymphe and/or Latin lympha (“clear water”), from Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη (nŭ́mphē, “bride; spring water”). Doublet of nymph.
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Forms
plural: lymphsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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