lymphatic
Immune fluid network
Lymphatic relates to the lymph system—the network of vessels and nodes that drains fluid from tissues and helps fight infection.
Lymphatic drainage massage promotes fluid movement.
The cancer had spread to the lymphatic system.
An older, now rare meaning describes a sluggish or phlegmatic temperament, from the old belief that excess lymph caused lethargy.
Thymus-matured immune lymphocytes
- B-cellsAntibody-secreting immune cells
- macrophagesLarge pathogen-engulfing immune cells
- leukocytesImmune cells in blood
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
immunoglobulins · antigens · cytokines · phagocytes · thymus · spleen · tonsils · adenoids
Of blood movement
- vascularOf blood vessels
- cardiovascularOf heart and blood vessels
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- digestiveRelating to food breakdown
respiratory · immune · endocrine · muscular · skeletal · renal · urinary · excretory
Fatty lymph from intestines
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- interstitialRelating to small gaps
- serumBlood's watery portion
- exudateInflammatory vessel leakage
transudate · effusion · filtrate · cerebrospinal · pleural · peritoneal · synovial · ascites
Parasitic limb-swelling disease
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
puffiness · inflammation · malignancy · lymphoma · metastasis
Tiniest blood vessels
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
- vasculatureBody's network of vessels
- ductsEnclosed passage tubes
channels · trunks · collectors · afferent · efferent · intima · lumen
Soft tissue manipulation
- manualWritten instructions for use
- stimulationEvoking a response
- circulationMovement through a system
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
elimination · filtration · waste · toxins · therapy · brushing · compression · pumping
T-cells
Thymus-matured immune lymphocytes
- B-cellsAntibody-secreting immune cells
- macrophagesLarge pathogen-engulfing immune cells
- leukocytesImmune cells in blood
antibodies · immunoglobulins · antigens · cytokines · phagocytes · thymus · spleen · tonsils · adenoids · immunity
circulatory
Of blood movement
- vascularOf blood vessels
- cardiovascularOf heart and blood vessels
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
digestive · respiratory · immune · endocrine · muscular · skeletal · renal · urinary · excretory · gastrointestinal
chyle
Fatty lymph from intestines
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- interstitialRelating to small gaps
- serumBlood's watery portion
exudate · transudate · effusion · filtrate · cerebrospinal · pleural · peritoneal · synovial · ascites · edema
elephantiasis
Parasitic limb-swelling disease
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
edema · puffiness · inflammation · malignancy · lymphoma · metastasis
capillaries
Tiniest blood vessels
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
- vasculatureBody's network of vessels
ducts · channels · trunks · collectors · afferent · efferent · intima · lumen
massage
Soft tissue manipulation
- manualWritten instructions for use
- stimulationEvoking a response
- circulationMovement through a system
detoxification · elimination · filtration · waste · toxins · therapy · brushing · compression · pumping · therapeutic
axillary
Pertaining to armpits
- cervicalOf the neck
- inguinalOf the groin
- mesentericOf abdominal organ supports
popliteal · sentinel · swollen · enlarged · tender · palpable · biopsy · dissection · filtering · clusters
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- gland descriptorsadrenal, endocrine, exocrine, hormonal, mammary
- Circulatory Systemheart rate, blood, artery, veins, capillary
- massagedeep tissue, Swedish, hot stone massage, Thai massage, aromatherapy massage
- blood vesselsarteries, artery, vein, veins, capillaries
lymphaticcardiovascular
Of heart and blood vessels
vascular · arterial · venous · circulatory · hematological
- lymphatic systemFluid-draining immune network
- lymphatic drainageRemoval of interstitial fluid
- lymphatic vesselsChannels draining tissue fluid