Preferred Name

lymph

Definitions

A clear, watery, sometimes faintly yellowish fluid derived from body tissues that contains white blood cells and circulates throughout the lymphatic system, returning to the venous bloodstream through the thoracic duct. Lymph acts to remove bacteria and certain proteins from the tissues, transport fat from the small intestine, and supply mature lymphocytes to the blood.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000855

definition

A clear, watery, sometimes faintly yellowish fluid derived from body tissues that contains white blood cells and circulates throughout the lymphatic system, returning to the venous bloodstream through the thoracic duct. Lymph acts to remove bacteria and certain proteins from the tissues, transport fat from the small intestine, and supply mature lymphocytes to the blood.

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BrendaTissueOBO

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BTO:0000855

label

lymph

notation

BTO:0000855

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000570

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lymph

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000570

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