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   lymphatic

   /lɪmˈfatɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to lymph or its secretion: "lymphatic vessels"
   • 2. (of a person) pale, flabby, or sluggish. archaic

   noun

   • 1. a vessel, similar to a vein, that conveys lymph in the body: "the fluid is drained by the lymphatics and returned to the circulation"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘frenzied, mad’): from Latin lymphaticus ‘mad’, from Greek numpholēptos ‘seized by nymphs’; now associated with lymph, on the pattern of words such as spermatic.

   Scrabble Points: 21

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