lymphography
— Noun
– English
~ roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram
lymphoid
— Adjective
– English
~ resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues
lymphokine
— Noun
– English
~ a cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages)
lymphoma
— Noun
– English
~ a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
lymphopenia
— Noun
– English
~ an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood
lymphopoiesis
— Noun
– English
~ the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen
lymphuria
— Noun
– English
~ the presence of lymph in the urine
lynch law
— Noun
– English
~ the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law
lynch
— Verb
– English
~ kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"
lynchburg
— Noun
– English
~ a city in central Virginia
lynching
— Noun
– English
~ putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
lynchpin
— Noun
– English
~ pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
lynchpin
— Noun
– English
~ a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
Lyndon Johnson
— Noun
– English
~ 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
Lyndon Baines Johnson
— Noun
– English
~ 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
Lynn Fontanne
— Noun
– English
~ United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983)