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lymphoid

lym·phoid
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lim-foid]
    • /ˈlɪm fɔɪd/
    • /lˈɪmfɔɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lim-foid]
    • /ˈlɪm fɔɪd/

Definitions of lymphoid word

  • adjective lymphoid of, relating to, or resembling lymph. 1
  • adjective lymphoid of or relating to the tissue (lymphoid tissue) that occurs especially in the lymph glands, thymus, tonsils, and spleen and produces lymphocytes. 1
  • noun lymphoid Of, relating to, or denoting the tissue responsible for producing lymphocytes and antibodies. This tissue occurs in the lymph nodes, thymus, tonsils, and spleen, and dispersed elsewhere in the body. 1
  • adjective lymphoid relating to lymph 1
  • adjective lymphoid of or resembling lymph, or relating to the lymphatic system 0
  • adjective lymphoid of or like lymph or the tissue of the lymph nodes 0
See all 7 definitions of lymphoid

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Origin of lymphoid

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; lymph- + -oid

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Parts of speech for Lymphoid

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lymphoid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • adenoid

    of or resembling a gland

  • bursa of fabricius

    a lymphoid gland of the cloaca in birds, believed to function in disease resistance, and closing or disappearing as the bird ages.

  • hodgkin's disease

    a type of cancer characterized by progressive chronic inflammation and enlargement of the lymph nodes of the neck, armpit, groin, and mesentery, by enlargement of the spleen and occasionally of the liver and the kidneys, and by lymphoid infiltration along the blood vessels.

  • lymphatic system

    an extensive network of capillary vessels that transports the interstitial fluid of the body as lymph to the venous blood circulation

  • lymphatolysis

    destruction of lymphatic vessels or of lymphoid tissue.

  • lymphoid cell

    a cell in the lymph glands that produces leukocytes.
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