—adj.
1 of or secreting or conveying lymph (lymphatic gland).
2 (of a person) pale, flabby, or sluggish.
—n. a veinlike vessel conveying lymph.
Phrases and idioms:
lymphatic system a network of vessels conveying lymph.
Etymology: orig. = frenzied, f. L lymphaticus mad f. Gk numpholeptos seized by nymphs: now assoc. with LYMPH (on the analogy of spermatic etc.)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.