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lymph
Characteristics:
- a clear, transparent fluid, sometimes faintly yellow & slightly opalescent.
- lymph consists of a clear liquid portion, variable numbers of white blood cells (largely lymphocytes) & a few erythrocytes.
Related
lymph vessel (lymphatic vessel)
lymphedema
lymphoma (lymphosarcoma)
General
body fluid
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
Component-of
lymphatic system