Assertion: lymph | /r/CapableOf | remove bacteria
Facets:
value: by engulfing and digesting them
type: MANNER
value: to the bloodstream
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Lymph is a clear fluid collected from body tissues that transports fats and proteins from the small intestine; removes bacteria, viruses, toxins, and certain proteins from tissues; and supplies white blood cells, especially lymphocytes, to the bloodstream to help fight infections and other diseases.
text: It then trickles through small channels where white cells called macrophages (derived from monocytes) remove the bacteria and debris by engulfing and digesting them (see diagram 10.4).