Main Entry:

lymph

Pronunciation:

\ˈlim(p)f\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin lympha, water goddess, water, perhaps modification of Greek nymphē nymph — more at nuptial

Date:

circa 1673

1archaic : the sap of plants2 [New Latin lympha, from Latin, water] : a usually clear coagulable fluid that passes from intercellular spaces of body tissue into the lymphatic vessels, is discharged into the blood by way of the thoracic duct, and resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets