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How to use lymphatic in a sentence

12 example sentences · adjective, noun

Lymphatic means pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system. Example: “Lymphadenoid tissue includes the lymph glands, spleen, bone marrow, and tonsils, and the lymphatic tissue of the organs and mucous membranes.”

Examples of lymphatic by meaning

adjectiveLacking energy or enthusiasm; having characteristics once associated with an excess of lymph: lack of muscle tone...

  • Hari, the holy man, who was to be the pundit that day, was just as Mr Biswas remembered him, just as soft-spoken and lymphatic.1961, V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, Vintage International, published 2001, Part One, Chapter 4

More sentences with lymphatic

  • Lymphadenoid tissue includes the lymph glands, spleen, bone marrow, and tonsils, and the lymphatic tissue of the organs and mucous membranes.From the entry lymphadenoid
  • It does this through the glymphatic system, which is the brain's equivalent of the lymphatic system.2015, Alexandra Armitage, Advanced Practice Nursing Guide to the Neurological Exam, Springer Publishing, page 205. From the entry glymphatic
  • Variations in the arrangement of the main lymphatic vessels are not uncommon.1952, Rupert Allan Willis, The Spread of Tumours in the Human Body, London: Butterworth & Co. (Publishers), Ltd., page 31. From the entry innominate vein
  • Pachymeningeal disease is durally based and may be secondary to adjacent skull lesions or via lymphatic or haematogenous spread.2020, Amanda Rabone, Benedict Thomson, Nicky Dineen, The Final FRCR: Self-Assessment, page 57. From the entry durally
  • It invades lymphatics, is carried to the inguinal lymph nodes, where multiple abscesses, buboes, or "blue balls" appear.1960, Laman Alexander Gray, A Text Book of Gynecology, page 47. From the entry blue balls
  • The antilymphangiogenic effects of ADAM17 silencing in lymphatic endothelial cells suggest further relevance of ADAM17 as a potential target in cancer therapy.2015 July 16, “ADAM17 Promotes Motility, Invasion, and Sprouting of Lymphatic Endothelial Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry antilymphangiogenic
  • The black stained lymph node to which a black stained lymphatic tract leads was considered as sentinel lymph node and excised along with perinodal fat.2015 August 22, “Sentinel Lymph Node Detection Using Carbon Nanoparticles in Patients with Early Breast Cancer”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry perinodal
  • The preferred therapy for lymphedema, called complete decongestive therapy, involves a time- and labor-intensive gentle massage technique to stimulate new pathways for the lymphatic fluid.2007 June 5, Roni Caryn Rabin, “A Painful Lymph Illness Often Follows Cancer”, in New York Times. From the entry decongestive
  • Our next step was to cannulize the lymphatic vessels in dogs in whom cirrhosis had been produced by repeated administration of carbon tetrachloride.1948, Jesse L. Bollman, Joseph B. Trainer, “Case Presentation: Juvenile Cirrhosis”, in General Basic Science: Aspects of Liver Physiology…. From the entry cannulize
  • Prior work showed that the asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase (BmAsnRS) of Brugia malayi, an etiological agent of lymphatic filariasis, acts as a physiocrine that binds specifically to interleukin-8 (IL-8) chemokine receptors.2016 January 12, “Brugia malayi Asparaginyl - tRNA Synthetase Stimulates Endothelial Cell Proliferation, Vasodilation and Angiogenesis”…. From the entry physiocrine
  • Although their true mechanism of action has not been well established, they are associated with strengthening of blood vessel walls, increasing venous tone, lymphatic drainage and normalizing capillary permeability.2012, Perera N, Liolitsa D, Iype S, Croxford A, Yassin M, Lang P, Ukaegbu O, van Issum C, “Phlebotonics for haemorrhoids”, in Cochrane…. From the entry phlebotonic

Meaning of lymphatic

  1. adjective Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.
  2. adjective Lacking energy or enthusiasm; having characteristics once associated with an excess of lymph: lack of muscle tone, paleness, sluggishness, etc.
  3. adjective Madly enthusiastic; frantic.

Full definition of lymphatic

Questions about lymphatic in a sentence

How do you use lymphatic in a sentence?
Lymphatic is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “Lymphadenoid tissue includes the lymph glands, spleen, bone marrow, and tonsils, and the lymphatic tissue of the organs and mucous membranes.”
What is a short sentence with lymphatic?
“Variations in the arrangement of the main lymphatic vessels are not uncommon.”
What does lymphatic mean?
Lymphatic means pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.

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