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LYMPHOID TISSUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tissue making up the lymphatic system
Synonyms:
lymphatic tissue; lymphoid tissue
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lymphoid tissue" is a kind of...):
animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lymphoid tissue"):
faucial tonsil; palatine tonsil; tonsil; tonsilla (either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx)
lien; spleen (a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses)
lymph gland; lymph node; node (the source of lymph and lymphocytes)
adenoid; Luschka's tonsil; pharyngeal tonsil; third tonsil; tonsilla adenoidea; tonsilla pharyngealis (a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx))
Holonyms ("lymphoid tissue" is a part of...):
lymphatic system; systema lymphaticum (the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body)
Context examples:
The vast majority of cases are of B-cell phenotype and include mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas, follicular lymphomas, and diffuse large B-cell lymphomas.
(Pancreatic Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
(Orbit Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The glycoproteins with this modification include sulfated ligands for L-selectin and are involved in tethering and rolling of lymphocytes along high endothelial venules (HEV) of lymphoid tissues.
(Peripheral Lymph Node Addressin, NCI Thesaurus)
Lymphoid tissue on the mucosa of the small intestine.
(Murine Peyer's Patches, NCI Thesaurus)
Formed in lymphoid tissue, lymphocytes are white blood cells that can generally be classified as either T- or B-cells.
(Negative Regulation of Lymphocyte Activation, NCI Thesaurus)
The vast majority of cases are diffuse large B-cell lymphomas and B-cell lymphomas of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.
(Esophageal Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The activated center of a lymphoid follicle in secondary lymphoid tissue where B-Lymphocytes are stimulated by antigens and Helper-Inducer T-Lymphocytes are stimulated to generate memory cells.
(Germinal Center, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein is comprised of the three N-terminal BIR repeats of baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 3 fused to the C-terminal caspase p20 and VDJ4-like domains of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1.
(BIRC3/MALT1 Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
An extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue that arises from the breast as a primary tumor.
(Breast Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A staging system for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; it is based upon the presence or absence of anemia and/or thrombocytopenia, and involvement of lymphoid tissues, including splenic lymphoid tissue.
(Binet Staging System, NCI Thesaurus)