lymph
lymph — noun
1. A clear, pale liquid in the body that moves white blood cells around, helps clea
A clear, pale liquid in the body that moves white blood cells around, helps clean the tissues, and carries away bacteria and other waste so that infections do not spread.
Lymph slowly drained from the swelling around Sirin's right ankle.
lymph drains from [body part]
The doctor explained that lymph carries white blood cells to areas with infection.
lymph carries [cells] to [location]
After the surgery, gentle massage helped move lymph away from Joon's arm.
A small amount of lymph leaked from the cut on Yael's elbow.
Tiny vessels in the leg carry lymph back toward the chest.
- lymphatic fluid
the longer technical name, used in medical writing for the same liquid
文法句型
lymph drains from [body part]
lymph flows through [vessel/node]
用法筆記
Uncountable; never used with 'a' or in the plural. Frequently appears in compounds such as 'lymph node', 'lymph vessel', and 'lymph gland', where it names the system that moves the fluid rather than the fluid itself.