lymphatic system

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Noun

Diagram of a female's lymphatic system.

lymphatic system (uncountable)

1. (anatomy) In mammals, including humans, a network of lymph vessels and lymph nodes that transport fluid, fats, proteins, and lymphocytes to the bloodstream as lymph, and remove microorganisms and other debris from tissues.

Synonyms

• lymph system
• lymphoid system
• systema lymphaticum

Translations

network of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes

• Arabic: جهاز لمفاوي (ar) (jihaaz limfawi) m

  Egyptian Arabic: جهاز لمفاوي (gehaaz lemfawi) m

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 淋巴系統 (cmn), 淋巴系统 (cmn) (línbā xìtǒng)

• Czech: lymfatický systém (cs) m
• Finnish: imusuonisto (fi)
• French: système lymphatique (fr) m
• German: Lymphsystem (de) n

• Greek: λεμφικό σύστημα (el) (lemfikó sýstima) n
• Hungarian: nyirokrendszer (hu)
• Japanese: リンパ系 (ja) (rinpa-kei)
• Russian: лимфатическая система (ru) (limfatíčeskaja sistéma) f
• Turkish: lenfatik sistem (tr)