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nouna thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vesselspart of:
Definition that contains lymph
- cancer any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
- plasma the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended
- mono an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
- node the source of lymph and lymphocytes
- lymph a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels
- angioma a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels
- cistern a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- plexus a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
- ig a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response
- tonsil either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx