getah bening

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

getah bening (uncountable)

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

Further reading

• “getah bening” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.