HyperDic: lymphatic_vessel

English > 1 sense of the expression lymphatic vessel:
NOUNbodylymphatic vessel, lymph vessela vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation
English > lymphatic vessel: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation.
Synonymlymph vessel
Part oflymphatic system, systema lymphaticumThe interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body
NarrowerlactealAny of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
thoracic ductThe major duct of the lymphatic system
Broaderduct, epithelial duct, canal, channelA bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Spanishvaso linfático
Catalanvas limfàtic

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