lymphoid tissue

/ˌlɪmˈfɔɪd ˌtɪʃu/

Other forms: lymphoid tissues

Definitions of lymphoid tissue

1. noun

   tissue making up the lymphatic system
   synonyms: lymphatic tissue

   types:

   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

   Luschka's tonsil, adenoid, 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)

   axillary node

   any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions

   Peter's gland, Peyer's patch

   any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon

   bubo

   a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis

   type of:

   animal tissue

   the tissue in the bodies of animals