getah bening

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of getah (“fluid”) +‎ bening (“clear”), calque of Latin lympha (literally “(clear) water”).

Noun

getah bening (plural getah-getah bening)

  1. (physiology) lymph (colorless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets)
    Synonym: limfa

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