an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood
<noun.state>

lymphocytopenia

lymphopenia

an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood
<noun.state>

lymphocytosis

swelling of a lymph node
<noun.state>

lymphogranuloma

infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
<noun.state>

LGV

lymphogranuloma venereum

lymphopathia venereum

roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram
<noun.act>

lymphangiography

lymphography

resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues
<adj.pert>

lymphoid

tissue making up the lymphatic system
<noun.body>

lymphatic tissue

lymphoid tissue

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)
<noun.substance>

lymphokine

a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
<noun.state>

lymphoma

infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
<noun.state>

LGV

lymphogranuloma venereum

lymphopathia venereum

an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood
<noun.state>

lymphocytopenia

lymphopenia

the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen
<noun.process>

lymphopoiesis

the presence of lymph in the urine
<noun.state>

lymphuria

kill without legal sanction
<verb.social>

lynch

sample sentences

"The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"

the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law
<noun.act>

lynch law

a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority
<noun.group>

lynch mob

putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
<noun.act>

lynching

pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
<noun.artifact>

linchpin

lynchpin

a central cohesive source of support and stability
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

anchor

backbone

keystone

linchpin

lynchpin

mainstay

sample sentences

"faith is his anchor"
"the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"
"he is the linchpin of this firm"

short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
<noun.animal>

catamount

lynx

a text browser
<noun.communication>

lynx

having very keen vision
<adj.all>

argus-eyed

hawk-eyed

keen-sighted

lynx-eyed

quick-sighted

sharp-eyed

sharp-sighted

sample sentences

"quick-sighted as a cat"

cooked with onions
<adj.all>

lyonnaise

a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
<noun.process>

freeze-drying

lyophilisation

lyophilization

to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

lyophilise

lyophilize

used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum
<adj.all>

freeze-dried

lyophilised

lyophilized

a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
<noun.process>

freeze-drying

lyophilisation

lyophilization

to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

lyophilise

lyophilize

used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum
<adj.all>

freeze-dried

lyophilised

lyophilized

an antidiuretic and vasoconstrictor used to treat diabetes insipidus
<noun.artifact>

lypressin

(of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre
<adj.all>

lyrate

a simple leaf having curvature suggestive of a lyre
<noun.plant>

lyrate leaf