lymph
/lɪmf/noun
mass noun
1
- Physiology a colourless fluid containing white blood cells, which bathes the tissues and drains through the lymphatic system into the bloodstream【生理】淋巴。
1.1
- fluid exuding from a sore or inflamed tissue淋巴液。
2
- poetic/literary pure water〈诗/文〉纯净的水。
派生词
lymphoid
adjectivelymphous
adjective词源
late 16th cent. (in sense 2)： from French lymphe or Latin lympha, limpa 'water'.