How to Use lymph in a Sentence

lymph

noun
  • Symptoms of the plague include fever, headaches, chills, and swollen lymph nodes.
    Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, 6 July 2020
  • Without lymph nodes, women’s arms swelled with lymph fluid.
    Denise Gellene, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2019
  • The insects did, however, have to be conscious to keep the lymph moving.
    Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Normally lymph comes from the interstitial tissues of the body.
    Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Other common Lyme disease symptoms include a rash and swollen lymph nodes.
    Abigail Rosenthal, Houston Chronicle, 7 July 2020
  • Symptoms of this condition can include fever, rash, reddish eyes, and swollen lymph nodes, as well as abdominal pain.
    Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science, 11 May 2020
  • Symptoms of bubonic plague can include fever, headache, chills, weakness and swollen lymph nodes, the CDC says.
    Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 7 July 2020
  • Once delivered to the body, the worms take up residence in the lymph system, causing inflammation.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Sleek, smooth, and often created from vanity-worthy gemstones, the lymph-flushing skin care darling has an impressive past.
    Madge Maril, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Muscle contractions increase blood flow and raise body temperature, which are both thought to mobilize immune cells that are usually tucked away in our spleens or lymph tissues.
    Katarina Zimmer, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Typically, lymph fluid circulates throughout the body, removing waste and harmful substances through your lymph vessels.
    Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 10 July 2019
  • He was diagnosed in 2015 with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, an often-lethal lymph cancer; his doctors have said his illness is in remission.
    Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, 23 Dec. 2019
  • And then there are lymph nodes, white blood cells and other things in the mix.
    Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The swollen lymph nodes may occur in the neck area, armpits, or groin, on both sides of the body or just one.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 26 May 2022
  • Other findings include swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck, and sore throat.
    Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 26 May 2022
  • The lymph nodes, normally about as big around as a pinky tip, could swell to the size of a golf ball.
    Eric Boodman, STAT, 17 Nov. 2022
  • These include fever, malaise, headache, sore throat and cough and swollen lymph nodes.
    Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2021
  • The symptoms of plague include high fever, chills, headache, nausea and swelling of the lymph nodes.
    Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Turns out her cancer was Stage-2 that had spread to the lymph nodes under her arm.
    Jim Clash, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • This cancer usually starts in the chest or neck and spreads through the lymph nodes.
    New York Times, 14 Apr. 2021
  • It was not attached to anything and my lymph nodes were clear.
    Eric Idle, Time, 22 Sep. 2022
  • There is a risk of swelling of the lymph nodes, as seen with earlier doses.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The cancer had spread to her lymph nodes and was upgraded from Stage 1 to Stage 3.
    Nancy Badertscher, ajc, 22 Jan. 2022
  • In the old land, Love was meant for strangers and their dogs, Yowling, licking wounds, sore lymph nodes.
    Aleksandar Hemon, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Doctors removed 2 feet of her colon and at least 23 lymph nodes.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2022
  • By the time of my diagnosis, the cancer had spread to my lymph nodes.
    Nneka Joi, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2021
  • He was diagnosed in 2019 with cancer in the lymph nodes.
    Fox News, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The first shot of Pfizer’s vaccine left him a bit feverish, tired and with swollen lymph nodes in his neck.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2020
  • The lymph is a part of your body’s immune system that includes a network of vessels and nodes.
    Alexis Benveniste, Allure, 14 June 2023
  • An outdoor Body Work class with Norma Jean combines breathing exercises with stretching that gets the blood and lymph flowing.
    Rona Berg, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024

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