LYMPHOID TISSUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lymphoid tissue mean? 

• LYMPHOID TISSUE (noun)
  The noun LYMPHOID TISSUE has 1 sense:

1. tissue making up the lymphatic system

  Familiarity information: LYMPHOID TISSUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYMPHOID TISSUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tissue making up the lymphatic system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

lymphatic tissue; lymphoid tissue

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 

It is associated with the development of peptic ulcer and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma.

(Helicobacter Pylori Infection, NCI Thesaurus)

Hematopoietic cell neoplasms can also involve other anatomic sites (e.g. central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract), either by metastasis, direct tumor infiltration, or neoplastic transformation of extranodal lymphoid tissues.

(Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Rare tumors that affect the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues.

(Histiocytic and Dendritic Cell Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

People with Helicobacter pylori infections may be more likely to develop cancer in the stomach, including MALT (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue) lymphoma.

(Helicobacter pylori, NCI Dictionary)

While receiving less food, mice had fewer memory T cells in their lymphoid tissues, where they normally linger, and more of the T cells in bone marrow that became enriched with fat tissue.

(Memory T cells shelter in bone marrow, boosting immunity in mice with restricted diets, National Institutes of Health)

It is a condition that predisposes to the development of ulcer and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma.

(Persistent Superficial Gastritis, NCI Thesaurus)

Expression is restricted to lymphoid tissues.

(GRB2-Related Adaptor Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

The intestine is the largest lymphoid tissue in the body.

(Intestinal IgA Production Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 (824 aa, ~92kDa) is encoded by the MALT1 gene.

(Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma Translocation Protein 1, NCI Thesaurus)

The vast majority of cases are non-Hodgkin lymphomas of B-cell phenotype and include mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas, follicular lymphomas, and diffuse large B-cell lymphomas.

(Pancreatic Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)