Definition of Lymphoid. Meaning of Lymphoid. Synonyms of Lymphoid

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Definition of Lymphoid

Lymphoid
Lymphoid Lymph"oid, a. [Lymph + -oid.] (Anat.) Resembling lymph; also, resembling a lymphatic gland; adenoid; as, lymphoid tissue.

Meaning of Lymphoid from wikipedia

- The lymphatic system, or lymphoid system, is an organ system in vertebrates that is part of the immune system, and complementary to the circulatory system...
- detoxification function. In the lymphatic system, a lymph node is a secondary lymphoid organ. A lymph node is enclosed in a fibrous capsule and is made up of...
- B cells (for humoral, antibody-driven adaptive immunity), and innate lymphoid cells (ILCs; "innate T cell-like" cells involved in mucosal immunity and...
- mucosa-****ociated lymphoid tissue (MALT), also called mucosa-****ociated lymphatic tissue, is a diffuse system of small concentrations of lymphoid tissue found...
- Peyer's patches (or aggregated lymphoid nodules) are organized lymphoid follicles, named after the 17th-century Swiss anatomist Johann Conrad Peyer. They...
- Lymphoid hyperplasia is the rapid proliferation of normal lymphocytic cells that resemble lymph tissue which may occur with bacterial or viral infections...
- Tumors of the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues (American English) or tumours of the haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues (British English) are tumors...
- lymphoid involvement (Rai stages 0, I, and II) Clinical stage B: characterized by no anemia or thrombocytopenia with three or more areas of lymphoid involvement...
- Gut-****ociated lymphoid tissue (GALT) is a component of the mucosa-****ociated lymphoid tissue (MALT) which works in the immune system to protect the body...
- Periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths (or periarterial lymphatic sheaths, or PALS) are a portion of the white pulp of the spleen. They are po****ted largely...