LYMPHATIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lymphatic mean? 

• LYMPHATIC (adjective)
  The adjective LYMPHATIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or produced by lymph

  Familiarity information: LYMPHATIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYMPHATIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or produced by lymph

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

It results from the disruption of the lymphatic vessels in the abdominal cavity.

(Chylous Ascites, NCI Thesaurus)

Poorly cleared by the lymphatic system, this formulation undergoes increased cleavage by tumor cell lysosomal proteinases, resulting in increased, sustained intracellular concentrations of free doxorubicin.

(Doxorubicin-HPMA Conjugate, NCI Thesaurus)

It tends to invade deeply into the myometrium and spreads into the lymphatic vessels.

(Endometrial Serous Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A tiny vessel that can be either a blood capillary or a lymphatic capillary.

(Capillary, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign neoplasm arising from the lymphatic vessels.

(Benign Lymphatic Vessel Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A quickly growing cancer that arises in the cells of the lymphatic system.

(Aggressive lymphoma, NCI Dictionary)

This may prevent VEGFC-mediated signaling and may lead to the inhibition of vascular and lymphatic endothelial cell proliferation.

(Anti-VEGFC Monoclonal Antibody VGX-100, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign neoplasm characterized by the presence of a vascular proliferation that arises from blood and lymphatic vessels.

(Benign Cutaneous Vascular Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays an essential role in the development of embryonic cardiovasculature and lymphatic vessel formation.

(FLT4 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system) with large cells that look cleaved (split) or non-cleaved under the microscope.

(Follicular large cell lymphoma, NCI Dictionary)