Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Anatomy Of or relating to lymph or to the nodes or vessels of the lymphatic system.
  • adjective Archaic Lacking energy or vitality; sluggish.
  • noun A vessel that conveys lymph.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Containing, conveying, or pertaining in any way to lymph or chyle: as, a lymphatic vessel; a lymphatic gland.
  • Dull; sluggish; slow in thought or action, as if from an excess of lymph in the body.
  • noun A vessel which conveys lymph.
  • Making or being distracted or frantic.
  • noun A mad enthusiast; a lunatic.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
  • adjective obsolete Madly enthusiastic; frantic.
  • adjective (Anat.) one of the solid glandlike bodies connected with the lymphatics or the lacteals; -- called also lymphatic ganglion, and conglobate gland.
  • adjective (Old Physiol.) a temperament in which the lymphatic system seems to predominate, that is, a system in which the complexion lacks color and the tissues seem to be of loose texture; hence, a temperament lacking energy, inactive, indisposed to exertion or excitement. See Temperament.
  • noun (Anat.) One of the lymphatic or absorbent vessels, which carry lymph and discharge it into the veins; lymph duct; lymphatic duct.
  • noun obsolete A mad enthusiast; a lunatic.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective anatomy Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.
  • adjective Lacking energy or enthusiasm.
  • noun anatomy A vessel that transports lymph.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to or produced by lymph

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin lymphaticus, from Latin lympha, lymph; see lymph.]

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Examples

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