lymphatic

[ US /ˌɫɪmˈfætɪk/ ]
[ UK /lɪmfˈætɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or relating to or produced by lymph
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  • The lymphatic vessels of the tongue may be divided into four groups: (1) apical, from the tip of the tongue to the suprahyoid glands and principal gland of the tongue; (2) lateral, from the margin of the tongue—some of these pierce the Mylohyoideus to end in the submaxillary glands, others pass down on the Hyoglossus to the superior deep cervical glands; (3) basal, from the region of the vallate papillæ to the superior deep cervical glands; and (4) median, a few of which perforate the Mylohyoideus to reach the submaxillary glands, while the majority turn around the posterior border of the muscle to enter the superior deep cervical glands. VIII. The Lymphatic System. 3. The Lymphatics of the Head, Face, and Neck
  • _ When a scirrhus affects any gland of no great extent or sensibility, it is, after a long period of time, liable to suppurate without inducing fever, like the indolent tumors of the conglobate or lymphatic glands above mentioned; whence collections of matter are often found after death both in men and other animals; as in the liver of swine, which have been fed with the grounds of fermented mixtures in the distilleries. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life
  • _Ophthalmia lymphatica_ is a kind of anasarca of the tunica adnata; in this the vessels over the sclerotica, or white part of the eye, rise considerably above the cornea, which they surround, are less red than in the ophthalmia superficialis, and appear to be swelled by an accumulation of lymph rather than of blood; it is probably owing to the temporary obstruction of a branch of the lymphatic system. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life
  • Inflammatory bowel disease can also lead to inflammation of the lymphatics and lymphangiectasia through migration of inflammatory cells through the lymphatics.
  • It is a cancer of the lymphatic system and can strike anywhere in the body. Times, Sunday Times
  • Once the lymphatic fluid has been filtered, it is channelled back to the bloodstream. Healthy By Nature
  • Leprosy and lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis, leave victims deformed, hamper productivity and normal social interaction, Chan said. 1 Billion Suffer From Hidden Tropical Diseases, Says WHO
  • The modes of tumor metastasis have lymphatic metastasis, hematogenous metastasis and implantation metastasis.
  • These cells were found minimally invading the liver, by direct extension, but were readily found within the lumina of blood vessels and lymphatics.
  • It is a cancer of the lymphatic system and can strike anywhere in the body. Times, Sunday Times
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