Phrase guide

lymph vessel

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A thin-walled vessel that carries lymph through the lymphatic system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lymphatic vessel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel

Narrower terms: thoracic duct, lacteal

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 淋巴管 (línbāguǎn) — vessel that carries lymph
  • Danish: lymfekar — vessel that carries lymph
  • Dutch: lymfevat — vessel that carries lymph
  • Estonian: lümfisoon — vessel that carries lymph
  • Finnish: imusuoni — vessel that carries lymph
  • German: Lymphgefäß — vessel that carries lymph
  • German: Lymphbahn — vessel that carries lymph
  • Greek: λεμφαγγείο (lemfangeío) — vessel that carries lymph
  • Hungarian: nyirokér — vessel that carries lymph
  • Hungarian: nyirokedény — vessel that carries lymph
  • Japanese: リンパ管 (rinpa-kan) — vessel that carries lymph
  • Korean: 림프관 (rimpeugwan) — vessel that carries lymph
  • Northern Kurdish: lûleya lîmfê — vessel that carries lymph
  • Lithuanian: limfãgyslė — vessel that carries lymph
  • Russian: лимфати́ческий сосу́д (limfatíčeskij sosúd) — vessel that carries lymph
  • Swedish: lymfkärl — vessel that carries lymph
  • Ukrainian: лімфати́чна суди́на (limfatýčna sudýna) — vessel that carries lymph