Definition of Lymphoid

1. Adjective. Resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues.

Partainyms: Lymph

Definition of Lymphoid

1. a. Resembling lymph; also, resembling a lymphatic gland; adenoid; as, lymphoid tissue.

Definition of Lymphoid

1. Adjective. (anatomy) Like or relating to the lymphatic system of the body. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lymphoid

1. lymph [adj] - See also: lymph

Medical Definition of Lymphoid

1. Composed of lymphatic tissue. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lymphoid

lymphogranuloma
lymphogranuloma benignum
lymphogranuloma malignum
lymphogranuloma venereum antigen
lymphogranuloma venereum virus
lymphogranulomatosis
lymphographic
lymphographies
lymphography
lymphohematopoietic
lymphohistiocytic
lymphohistiocytoses
lymphohistiocytosis
lymphoid (current term)
lymphoid cell
lymphoid haemoblast of Pappenheim
lymphoid hypophysitis
lymphoid interstitial pneumonia
lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis
lymphoid leukaemia
lymphoid polyp
lymphoid ring
lymphoid series
lymphoid tissue
lymphoidectomy
lymphoidocyte
lymphokine
lymphokines

Literary usage of Lymphoid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1922)
"In the course of an investigation on the biological effects of x-rays it was noted that while larger doses of this agent destroy lymphoid tissue, ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1916)
"The gland showed hyperplasia of lymphoid cells, and the surrounding connective tissue (outside the capsule of the gland) was infiltrated with the same kind ..."

3. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1913)
"Spleen weight, 1670 grams; exterior rough, hard; cut surface mottled ("sago spleen"), firm and fibrous; lymphoid tissue increased and showing amyloid ..."

4. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1919)
"The term "lymphoid defense" was chosen in reference to the observations of ... When the lymphoid tissues were injured or partly destroyed by means of the ..."

5. Tonsils, Faucial Lingual, and Pharyngeal: With Some Account of the Posterior by Harry Aldrich Barnes (1914)
"CHAPTER I. THE GENERAL NATURE OF lymphoid TISSUE. Before describing the anatomy of the tonsil in detail, it will be well to explain briefly the general ..."

6. Normal Histology: With Special Reference to the Structure of the Human Body by George Arthur Piersol (1916)
"The latter varies in the thickness of the component fibres and the size of its meshes, but in the denser types of lymphoid tissue, as in the periphery of ..."

7. A Text-book of Pathology by William George MacCallum (1916)
"General characters; Classification in lack of information as to etiology. Chronic lymphoid ... Acute lymphoid leukaemia. ..."

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