Literary notes about Lymphatic (AI summary)
The word "lymphatic" in literature is employed with remarkable versatility, ranging from precise anatomical descriptions to metaphorical characterizations of temperament. It frequently appears in medical or scientific contexts to refer to the actual lymphatic vessels, glands, and related pathologies—for instance, when discussing the physical spread of disease or the detailed workings of bodily fluids as in [1, 2, 3]. At the same time, literary authors have also adopted the term to evoke a sense of languid, introspective fragility or an unenergetic disposition, thereby enriching character portrayal through a blend of physiological and emotional imagery, as seen when a character is described as having a “lymphatic” temperament or nature [4, 5, 6].
- When a wound becomes septic, red lines of lymphangitis are seen about it and there is enlargement of the related lymphatic glands.
— from Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry by Edward Adams - The lymphatic vessels conduct both the colourless lymph and the white chyle into the venous part of the circulation.
— from The Fables of Aesop by Aesop - The lymphatic glands are swollen and inflamed.
— from Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by W. H. (William Heyser) Harbaugh - Teodolinda Pomarici, a sentimental, lymphatic elocutionist, sat near Fermina Memura, called “The Masculine.”
— from Tales of My Native Town by Gabriele D'Annunzio - In other words, the lymphatic temperament is essentially despondent, and the rhapsodic is bilious.
— from Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac - His constitution is in general lymphatic and lethargic.
— from The Human Race by Louis Figuier
