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- attrib. Physiology of or relating to lymph or its secretion【生理】淋巴的; 淋巴分泌的：
lymphatic vessels
淋巴管
lymphatic drainage.
淋巴引流。
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- archaic (of a person) pale, flabby, or sluggish〈古〉（人）苍白的; 软弱的; 反应慢的。
- Anatomy a vein-like vessel conveying lymph in the body【剖】淋巴管。
词源
mid 17th cent. （in the sense 'frenzied, mad'）： from Latin lymphaticus 'mad', from Greek numpholēptos 'seized by nymphs'; now associated with LYMPH, on the pattern of words such as spermatic.