Vocabulary : Lying-in to Lymphadenitis

Lying-in : The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth; confinement. ;; The act of bearing a child.
Lyingly : In a lying manner; falsely.
Lyken : To please; -- chiefly used impersonally.
Lym : Alt. of Lymhound
Lymail : See Limaille.

Lyme grass : A coarse perennial grass of several species of Elymus, esp. E. Canadensis, and the European E. arenarius.
Lymhound : A dog held in a leam; a bloodhound; a limehound.
Lymph : A spring of water; hence, water, or a pure, transparent liquid like water. ;; An alkaline colorless fluid, contained in the lymphatic vessels, coagulable like blood, but free from red blood corpuscles. It is absorbed from the various tissues and organs of the body, and is finally discharged by the thoracic and right lymphatic ducts into the great veins near the heart. ;; A fibrinous material exuded from the blood vessels in inflammation. In the process of healing it is either absorbed, or is converted into connective tissue binding the inflamed surfaces together. ;; A fluid containing certain products resulting from the growth of specific microorganisms upon some culture medium, and supposed to be possessed of curative properties.
Lymph node : A lymphatic gland.
Lymphadenitis : Inflammation of the lymphatic glands; -- called also lymphitis.

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