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| elephantiasis |
a chronic tropical disease, usu. caused by nematode worms, marked by lymphatic obstruction that results in an enormous enlargement and hardening of the skin and tissue just below the skin, esp. of the legs and scrotum. |
| endothelial |
of or pertaining to a layer of flat cells that lines blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and some internal body cavities. |
| endothelium |
a layer of flat cells that lines blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and some internal body cavities. |
| filariasis |
an infestation of filarial worms in the bloodstream, lymphatic system, and other tissues which causes chronic swelling, blindness, or elephantiasis if untreated. |
| lacteal |
one of numerous minute lymphatic vessels that convey a milky fluid from the intestine to the thoracic duct. [1/3 definitions] |
| lymph node |
any of the glandlike masses of tissue located along the lymphatic vessels which contain follicles that produce lymphocytes; lymph gland. |
| lymphocyte |
one variety of white blood cells produced by the lymphatic system. |
| lymphoid |
of or concerning lymph, the tissue of the lymphatic system, or the lymphatic system itself. |
| media2 |
the middle layer of an arterial or lymphatic duct. |
| scrofula |
lymphatic tuberculosis, characterized by swollen glands, esp. in the neck, and inflammation of the joints and respiratory membranes. |
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