Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Arrest of the flow of lymph.

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Examples

  • Lymphedema, or elephantiasis arabum, is a condition in which, in the substance of a limb or a part, there is diffused dilatation of the lymphatics, with lymphostasis.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • Lymphedema, or elephantiasis arabum, is a condition in which, in the substance of a limb or a part, there is diffused dilatation of the lymphatics, with lymphostasis.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

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