lymphatic system

en-noun

lymphatic system (plural lymphatic systems)

(anatomy) In mammals, including humans, a network of lymph vessels and lymph nodes that transport fluid, fats, proteins, and lymphocytes to the bloodstream as lymph, and remove microorganisms and other debris from tissues.

جِهَاز لِمْفَاوِيّ

network of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes


nervous system

Meronyms: brain, brainstem, ganglion, nerve, spinal cord

Sudden anger rose in him. “What I’m looking for,” he barked, “is to be left in peace.” His voice trembled with a rage far bigger than her intrusion merited, the rage which shocked him whenever it coursed through his nervous system, like a flood.

2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 5:

Biotics manipulate mass effect fields using dozens of element zero nodules within their nervous system that react to electric stimuli from the brain. Amplifiers allow biotics to synchronize the nodules so they can form fields large and strong enough for practical use.

2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics: Biotic Amps Codex entry:

An organ system whose principal constituent is nervous tissue that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.

جِهَاز عَصَبِيّ

system which coordinates the activity of the body


immune system

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(anatomy, immunology) The system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies.

իմունային համակարգ

system that protects the body from foreign material and organisms


digestive system

digestive system (plural digestive systems)

All the food that you eat goes through your digestive system and is digested.

(anatomy) A system of organs for the purpose of digesting food.


circulatory system

circulatory system (plural circulatory systems)

(technology) The parts of a machine responsible for the circulation of some fluid.


endocrine system

endocrine system (plural endocrine systems)

(physiology) A control system of ductless glands that secrete hormones which circulate via the bloodstream to affect cells within specific organs.


respiratory system

respiratory system (plural respiratory systems)

(anatomy) The system of organs serving for respiration.


reproductive system

(anatomy) The system of organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of reproduction.