LYMPHOCYTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lymphocytic mean? 

• LYMPHOCYTIC (adjective)
  The adjective LYMPHOCYTIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to lymphocytes

  Familiarity information: LYMPHOCYTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYMPHOCYTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to lymphocytes

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

lymphocytic leukemia

Pertainym:

lymphocyte (an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection)

Derivation:

lymphocyte (an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection)

 Context examples 

It includes the most frequently seen morphologic variants which are: diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, small lymphocytic lymphoma and marginal zone B-cell lymphoma. — 2003

(B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The monoclonal antibody portion specifically binds to the CD19 antigen, a cell surface molecule normally expressed only by B lymphocytes and follicular dendritic cells, while over-expressed in B-lineage lymphocytic leukemia cells.

(B43-PAP immunotoxin, NCI Thesaurus)

B-lymphocytic neoplasms that arise in the skin.

(B-cell Lymphomas of the Mouse Skin, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

This allele, which encodes MIR29B2 RNA, plays a role in lung cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes.

(MIR29B2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

After subcutaneous injection of the autologous tumor cell proteoliposomes chronic lymphocytic leukemia vaccine, liposomes deliver the encapsulated tumor antigens into the cytosol of antigen presenting cells (APCs).

(Autologous Tumor Cell Proteoliposome Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of glioma, multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

(MIR181B1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Overexpression of the gene is associated with a translocation t(2;14)(p13;q32.3) as well as chronic lymphocytic leukemia and other B-cell malignancies.

(BCL11A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The BTG1 gene and the MYC gene are involved in a chromosomal aberration, translocation t(8;12)(q24;q22), which may be associated with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

(BTG1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of a marked lymphocytic infiltrate and epi-myoepithelial islands in the affected salivary gland.

(Benign Lymphoepithelial Lesion of the Salivary Gland, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

(Bendamustine hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)