淋巴

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Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(淋巴)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lympha.

Pronunciation


Noun

淋巴

  1. (physiology) lymph
    淋巴水腫淋巴水肿  ―  línbā shuǐzhǒng  ―  lymphedema
    淋巴轉移淋巴转移  ―  línbā zhuǎnyí  ―  lymph metastasis
    淋巴器官  ―  línbā qìguān  ―  lymphoid organ
    淋巴組織淋巴组织  ―  línbā zǔzhī  ―  lymphatic tissue
  2. (everyday speech) lymph node
    淋巴淋巴  ―  línbā zhǒng le  ―  The lymph nodes are swelling
    淋巴  ―  línbā ròu  ―  meat that has lymph node

Synonyms

  • (lymph):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
りん
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
は > ぱ
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 淋巴 – see the following entry.
リンパ
lymph
(This term, 淋巴, is an alternative spelling (historical, rare) of the above term.)

Usage notes

The kanji spelling is quite rare in modern Japanese. The katakana spelling リンパ is much more common.