lymphatic

 
Pronunciation: /lɪmˈfatɪk/

adjective

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

noun

  • a vein-like vessel conveying lymph in the body: the fluid is drained by the lymphatics and returned to the circulation

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