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Traditional English :: lymphocyte
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lymphous.html - n. a form of leucocyte occurring in the blood, in lymph, etc. |
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Traditional English :: lymphoma
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lymphous.html - n.
(pl. lymphomata) any malignant tumour of the lymph nodes, excluding leukaemia. |
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New English :: lymphadenopathy syndrome
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lymphous.html - (Health and Fitness) see Aids |
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Traditional English :: lymph
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lymphous.html - 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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Traditional English :: lymphatic
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lymphous.html - adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or secreting or conveying lymph (lymphatic gland).
2 (of a person) pale, flabby, or sluggish. --n. a veinlike vessel conveying lymph. lymphatic system a network of vessels conveying lymph. [orig. = frenzied, f. L lymphaticus mad f. Gk numpholeptos seized by nymphs: now assoc. with LYMPH (on the analogy of spermatic etc.)] |
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Traditional English :: lymphocyte
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lymphous.html - n. a form of leucocyte occurring in the blood, in lymph, etc. |
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