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LYMPHATIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or produced by lymph
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
lymph (a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels)
Derivation:
lymph (a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels)
Context examples:
The part of the spleen that consists of nodules and other lymphatic concentrations.
(Murine White Pulp, NCI Thesaurus)
The Bcl-2 family of proteins (bcl-2, bcl-xl, bcl-w, and Mcl-1) are overexpressed in a wide variety of cancers, including those of the lymphatic system, breast, lung, prostate, and colon.
(Obatoclax mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)
It may be in the general circulation or in lymphatic tissue.
(Peripheral B-Lymphocyte, NCI Thesaurus)
Nodes that lie along the course of a lymphatic vessel between a primary melanoma site and a recognized node field.
(Murine Interval Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)
This agent may also downregulate lymphangiogenesis, resulting in decreased lymphatic system-related metastasis.
(MMI270, NCI Thesaurus)
A murine reverse-transcribing RNA retrovirus with type C morphology that has been shown to induce lymphatic leukemia in infected mice.
(Gross Leukemia Virus, NCI Thesaurus)
Any deviation from the normal structure or function of the blood or lymphatic system that is manifested by a characteristic set of symptoms and signs.
(Hematopoietic and Lymphoid System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
According to the WHO, infections typically occur during childhood but may go unnoticed, leading to a permanently impaired lymphatic system.
(New portable device to gauge severity of elephantiasis, SciDev.Net)
Breast carcinoma spreads by direct invasion, by the lymphatic route, and by the blood vessel route.
(Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Then in 2015, two studies of mice found evidence of the brain’s lymphatic system in the dura.
(NIH researchers uncover drain pipes in our brains, National Institutes of Health)
