淋巴

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(淋巴)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lympha.

Pronunciation


Noun

淋巴

  1. (physiology) lymph [from 20th c.]
    淋巴水腫淋巴水肿   línbā shuǐzhǒng   lymphedema
    淋巴轉移淋巴转移   línbā zhuǎnyí   lymph metastasis
    淋巴器官   línbā qìguān   lymphoid organ
    淋巴組織淋巴组织   línbā zǔzhī   lymphatic tissue
  2. (everyday speech) lymph node
    淋巴淋巴   línbā zhǒng le   The lymph nodes are swelling
    淋巴肉   línbā ròu   meat that has lymph node

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
りん
Jinmeiyō
は > ぱ
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch lympha,[1] earlier form of modern Dutch lymfe, lymf.

This kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Noun

淋巴(リンパ) • (rinpa) 

  1. リンパ: lymph

Usage notes

The kanji spelling is quite rare in modern Japanese. The katakana spelling リンパ is much more common.

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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