lymphogenous
/lɪmˈfɒd͡ʒɪnəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characterised by the production or spread of lymphocytes or lymphatic vessels
Example Sentences
- "This clinical observation fueled intense research efforts to identify processes that control the lymphogenous spread of cancer and, in 2001, it was reported that lymphangiogenesis, which is the sprouting of new lymphatic vessels from pre-existing vessels, facilitates metastasis to lymph nodes [4 –6 ]."
Etymology
From lympho- + -genous.