Meanings
nounlymph vessel (plural lymph vessels)
plural lymph vessels
- anatomyA thin-walled vessel that carries lymph through the lymphatic system.
Synonyms: lymphatic, lymphatic vessel
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thin-walled vessel that carries lymph through the lymphatic system.
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nouna vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 淋巴管
- 淋巴管 (línbāguǎn)vessel that carries lymph
Danish lymfekar
- lymfekarvessel that carries lymph
Dutch lymfevat
- lymfevatvessel that carries lymph
Estonian lümfisoon
- lümfisoonvessel that carries lymph
Finnish imusuoni
- imusuonivessel that carries lymph
German Lymphgefäß, Lymphbahn
- Lymphgefäßvessel that carries lymph
- Lymphbahnvessel that carries lymph
Greek λεμφαγγείο
- λεμφαγγείο (lemfangeío)vessel that carries lymph
Hungarian nyirokér, nyirokedény
- nyirokérvessel that carries lymph
- nyirokedényvessel that carries lymph
Japanese リンパ管
- リンパ管 (rinpa-kan)vessel that carries lymph
Korean 림프관
- 림프관 (rimpeugwan)vessel that carries lymph
Lithuanian limfãgyslė
- limfãgyslėvessel that carries lymph
Russian лимфати́ческий сосу́д
- лимфати́ческий сосу́д (limfatíčeskij sosúd)vessel that carries lymph
Swedish lymfkärl
- lymfkärlvessel that carries lymph
Ukrainian лімфати́чна суди́на
- лімфати́чна суди́на (limfatýčna sudýna)vessel that carries lymph
Cite this entry
APA
lymph vessel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lymph%20vessel
MLA
“lymph vessel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lymph%20vessel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lymph vessel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lymph%20vessel.
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