lymph

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Synonyms: nymph, glymph

Antonyms: nymph, glymph

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|literary}} Pure [[water]].
2. {{senseid|en|Q179422}}{{lb|en|physiology}} A [[colourless]], [[watery]], [[coagulable]] [[bodily fluid]] which [[bathe]]s the [[tissue]]s and is carried by the [[lymphatic system]] into the [[bloodstream]]; it resembles [[blood plasma]] in containing [[white blood cell]]s and especially [[lymphocyte]]s but normally few [[red blood cell]]s and no [[platelet]]s.
3. {{lb|en|immunology}} The [[discharge]] from a [[sore]], [[inflammation]] etc.

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