| NOUN | body | lymphoid tissue, lymphatic tissue | tissue making up the lymphatic system |
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| Meaning | tissue making up the lymphatic system. | |
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| Synonym | lymphatic tissue | |
| 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 |
| Narrower | lymph node, lymph gland, node | The source of lymph and lymphocytes |
| pharyngeal tonsil, adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea | A collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) | |
| spleen, lien | A large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm | |
| tonsil, palatine tonsil, faucial tonsil, tonsilla | Either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx | |
| Broader | animal tissue | The tissue in the bodies of animals |
| Spanish | tejido linfático | |
| Catalan | teixit limfàtic | |
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