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LYMPHATIC TISSUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tissue making up the lymphatic system
Synonyms:
lymphatic tissue; lymphoid tissue
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lymphatic tissue" is a kind of...):
animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lymphatic 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 ("lymphatic 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)
