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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body.
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- noun anatomy In
mammals , includinghumans , a network oflymph vessels andlymph nodes that transport fluid, fats,proteins , andlymphocytes to thebloodstream aslymph , and removemicroorganisms and other debris from tissues.
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- noun the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body
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