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
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This treatment helps drain the lymphatic system– a part of the immune system which balances the body’s fluids.
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 Nov. 2023
Lots of proponents claim that dry brushing will improve the flow of your lymphatic system, which includes a network of vessels that move excess fluid (called lymph) from your tissues into your bloodstream.
—Jenn Sinrich, SELF, 22 Sep. 2023
The former basketball coach announced in an October 2021 essay for ESPN's Front Row that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, or cancer of the lymphatic system, weeks after sharing his melanoma diagnosis.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
Earlier this year, Hank Green stepped away from his role as CEO of the company to receive treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Oct. 2023
Unsurprisingly, Williams has found a way to be enterprising not in spite of but because of her health battle, floating a new business idea: sneakers that would cater to the swollen feet caused by Lymphedema, which is is caused by a blockage in the lymphatic system.
—Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022
During surgery to cleave the arch, doctors nicked some nerves, causing Jack’s lymphatic system to leak.
—Amy Paturel, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2022
The lymphatic system is a network of tissues, vessels, and organs that work collaboratively to transport lymph (a colorless, watery fluid containing infection-fighting white blood cells) throughout the body.
—Emerald Elitou, Essence, 28 Jan. 2022
Its effects are felt on the lymphatic system too, causing lymph vessels to contract and work harder to flush waste, microbes and bacteria from cells.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 Nov. 2023
Lots of proponents claim that dry brushing will improve the flow of your lymphatic system, which includes a network of vessels that move excess fluid (called lymph) from your tissues into your bloodstream.
—Jenn Sinrich, SELF, 22 Sep. 2023
The former basketball coach announced in an October 2021 essay for ESPN's Front Row that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, or cancer of the lymphatic system, weeks after sharing his melanoma diagnosis.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
Earlier this year, Hank Green stepped away from his role as CEO of the company to receive treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Oct. 2023
Unsurprisingly, Williams has found a way to be enterprising not in spite of but because of her health battle, floating a new business idea: sneakers that would cater to the swollen feet caused by Lymphedema, which is is caused by a blockage in the lymphatic system.
—Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022
During surgery to cleave the arch, doctors nicked some nerves, causing Jack’s lymphatic system to leak.
—Amy Paturel, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2022
The lymphatic system is a network of tissues, vessels, and organs that work collaboratively to transport lymph (a colorless, watery fluid containing infection-fighting white blood cells) throughout the body.
—Emerald Elitou, Essence, 28 Jan. 2022
Its effects are felt on the lymphatic system too, causing lymph vessels to contract and work harder to flush waste, microbes and bacteria from cells.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
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1830, in the meaning defined above
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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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