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LYMPH VESSEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation
Synonyms:
lymph vessel; lymphatic vessel
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lymph vessel" is a kind of...):
canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lymph vessel"):
thoracic duct (the major duct of the lymphatic system)
lacteal (any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct)
Holonyms ("lymph vessel" is a part of...):
lymphatic system; systema lymphaticum (the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body)
