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Words related to lymphoid
lym·phoid
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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.