lymph /limf/ [L, lympha, water] , a thin watery fluid originating in organs and tissues of the body that circulates through the lymphatic vessels and is filtered by the lymph nodes. Lymph enters the bloodstream at the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins. Lymph contains chyle, erythrocytes, and leukocytes, most of which are lymphocytes. See also chyle, lymphatic system, lymphatic vessels. −lymphatic, adj.
