lymphatic system

noun

: the part of the circulatory system that is concerned especially with scavenging fluids and proteins which have escaped from cells and tissues and returning them to the blood, with the phagocytic removal of cellular debris and foreign material, and with the immune response and that consists especially of lymphoid tissue, lymph, and lymph-transporting vessels

called also lymph system

Examples of lymphatic system in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Summary Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that impacts the lymphatic system, immune system, and other parts of the body. Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024 Related Conditions As part of the lymphatic system, the lymph nodes are linked to several different health conditions. Cristina Mutchler, Health, 5 July 2024 In May 2023, VidCon co-founder and vlogger Hank Green shared that he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer that attacks the lymphatic system. Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024 According to the Cleveland Clinic, metastasis occurs when cancer cells break away from the original tumor, enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system and spread to other parts of the body. Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lymphatic system 

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Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lymphatic system was in 1830

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“Lymphatic system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lymphatic%20system. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

lymphatic system

noun
: the part of the circulatory system that consists of special tissue (as of the lymph nodes and tonsils), lymph, lymph-transporting vessels, and the thymus and spleen and is concerned especially with returning fluids and proteins back to the blood and with destroying material (as bacteria) foreign to the body

called also lymph system

Medical Definition

lymphatic system

noun
variants also lymph system or lymphoid system
: the part of the circulatory system that is concerned especially with collecting fluids and proteins that have escaped from cells and tissues and returning them to the blood, with the phagocytic removal of cellular debris and foreign material, and with immune responses, that overlaps and parallels the system of blood vessels in function and shares some constituents with it, and that consists mainly of the thymus, spleen, tonsils, lymph, lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, lymphocytes, and bone marrow where stem cells differentiate into precursors of B cells and T cells

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