adj 1 a  :  of, relating to, or produced by lymph, lymphoid tissue, or lymphocytes < nodules>  < infiltration>   b  :  conveying lymph <a channel>   2  :  lacking physical or mental energy lym*phat*i*cal*ly adv 
, n :  a vessel that contains or conveys lymph, that originates as an interfibrillar or intercellular cleft or space in a tissue or organ, and that if small has no distinct walls or walls composed only of endothelial cells and if large resembles a vein in structure - called also lymphatic vessel , lymph vessel  - see THORACIC DUCT  .
 
 
 
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