An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
LYMPHATICS
Noun
lymphatics
plural of lymphatic
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
LYMPHATIC
Lym*phat"ic, a. Etym: [L. lymphaticus distracted, frantic: cf. F. lymphatique]
Definition: pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
2. Madly enthusiastic; frantic. [Obs.] " Lymphatic rapture. " Sir T. Herbert. Etym: [See Lymphate.] Lymphatic gland (Anat.), one of the solid glandlike bodies connected with the lymphatics or the lacteals;
– called also lymphatic ganglion, and conglobate gland.
– Lymphatic temperament (Old Physiol.), a temperament in which the lymphatic system seems to predominate, that is, a system in which the complexion lacks color and the tissues seem to be of loose texture; hence, a temperament lacking energy, inactive, indisposed to exertion or excitement. See Temperament.
Lym*phat"ic, n.
1. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the lymphatic or absorbent vessels, which carry lymph and discharge it into the veins; lymph duct; lymphatic duct.
2. A mad enthusiast; a lunatic. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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