Standard Lemma guide

lymphatic

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /lɪmˈfæ.tɪk/
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  • rhymes with -ætɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: L IH2 M F AE1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Lacking energy or enthusiasm; having characteristics once associated with an excess of lymph: lack of muscle tone, paleness, sluggishness, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Madly enthusiastic; frantic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A vessel that transports lymph.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to or produced by lymph

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English lymph Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English -atic English lymphatic From lymph + -atic.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لِمْفَاوِيّ (limfāwiyy) — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Belarusian: лімфаты́чны (limfatýčny) — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Bulgarian: лимфатичен (limfatičen) — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Catalan: limfàtic — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Czech: mízní — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Czech: lymfatický — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Dutch: lymfatisch — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Finnish: lymfaattinen — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • French: lymphatique — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • German: lymphatisch — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Italian: linfatico — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Polish: limfatyczny — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Portuguese: linfático — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Russian: лимфати́ческий (limfatíčeskij) — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Spanish: linfático — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Swedish: lymfatisk — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system
  • Ukrainian: лімфати́чний (limfatýčnyj) — pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system