English word lymphatic comes from English lymph, English -atic
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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lymph | English (eng) | (obsolete, poetical) Pure water.. (physiology, immunology) A colourless, watery, bodily fluid carried by the lymphatic system, that consists mainly of white blood cells.. Discharge from a sore, inflammation etc. |
-atic | English (eng) | |
lymphatic | English (eng) | (anatomy) Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.. (obsolete) Madly enthusiastic; frantic.. Lacking energy or enthusiasm; having characteristics once associated with an excess of lymph: lack of muscle tone, paleness, sluggishness, etc. (anatomy) A vessel that transports lymph. |