lymph

名词 lymph:

1. a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels

1. An unattached body cell, such as a blood or lymph cell.
   活细胞孤立的身体细胞，例如血球细胞、淋巴细胞
2. Any of several diseases of the blood or lymph vessels.
   管腺病; 淋巴管病一种血管或淋巴管疾病
3. A vessel that conveys lymph.
   输送淋巴的淋巴管
4. I've got an inflammation of lymph.
   我的淋巴发炎了。

lymph

n.（名词）
A clear, watery, sometimes faintly yellowish fluid derived from body tissues that contains white blood cells and circulates throughout the lymphatic system, returning to the venous bloodstream through the thoracic duct. Lymph acts to remove bacteria and certain proteins from the tissues, transport fat from the small intestine, and supply mature lymphocytes to the blood.
淋巴：一种清澈、呈水状的，有时微黄的液体，从身体组织中产生，内含白血球并在淋巴系统内循环，通过胸导管返回静脉血中。淋巴的作用是把细菌和某些蛋白质从组织中清除掉，从小肠中输送脂肪，并为血液提供成熟的淋巴细胞
Archaic A spring or stream of pure, clear water.
【古语】 水质纯净且清澈的泉或溪

来源：
Latin lympha [water]
拉丁语 lympha [水]
from Greek numphô [water spirit]
源自 希腊语 numphô [水神]