Lymph

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• A clear, transparent fluid, sometimes faintly yellow & slightly opalescent. Lymph consists of a clear liquid portion, variable numbers of white blood cells (largely lymphocytes) & a few erythrocytes.

More General Terms

• body fluid

Additional Terms

• lymph vessel (lymphatic vessel)
• lymphedema
• lymphoma (lymphosarcoma)

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995

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