lymphs
Immune system liquids
Lymphs is the plural of lymph, a clear fluid that circulates through the lymphatic system, carrying white blood cells and draining waste from tissues.
The plural appears mainly in technical contexts distinguishing types of lymph or lymphatic fluids: The lymphs of different body regions vary in composition.
Points of connection
- glandsSecreting organs
- vesselsCarriers or containers
- ductsEnclosed passage tubes
- tissueDisposable soft paper
fluid · drainage · channels · capillaries · trunks · thoracic · cervical · axillary
Pathogen-fighting components of plasma
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- immune responseBody fighting foreign threats
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
- B-cellsAntibody-secreting immune cells
defense · infection · pathogens · filtration · antigens · macrophages · immunity · inflammation
Abnormally enlarged
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- lymphedemaSwelling from obstructed drainage
- drainageLiquid removal system
dissection · mapping · oncology · metastasis · staging · sentinel node · lymphadenitis · non-Hodgkin
nodes
Points of connection
tissue · fluid · drainage · channels · capillaries · trunks · thoracic · cervical · axillary · inguinal
white blood cells
Pathogen-fighting components of plasma
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- immune responseBody fighting foreign threats
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
B-cells · defense · infection · pathogens · filtration · antigens · macrophages · immunity · inflammation · swelling
swollen
Abnormally enlarged
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- lymphedemaSwelling from obstructed drainage
drainage · dissection · mapping · oncology · metastasis · staging · sentinel node · lymphadenitis · non-Hodgkin · compression
lymphsblood
Body's oxygen carrier
arterial blood · venous blood · plasma · serum · bile
- lymph nodeImmune system filter
- swollen lymph nodes
- lymphatic systemFluid-draining immune network
- niche term: lymph nodesBean-shaped immune filters
- lymph glandInfection-fighting tissue mass
- lymphatic drainageRemoval of interstitial fluid
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