Lymphatic vessel

Lymphatic vessel
Term	Lymphatic vessel
Short definition	Lymph mapping (lim-FA-tik MA-ping) The use of dyes and radioactive substances to identify lymph nodes that may contain tumor cells. Also called lymph node mapping
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
Comments

lymphatic vessel - (pronounced) (lim-FA-tik . . . ) A thin tube that carries lymph (lymphatic fluid) and white blood cells through the lymphatic system. Also called lymph vessel

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Lymphatic vessel
• Wikipedia's article - Lymphatic vessel

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