lymphoidadj.
/ˈlɪmfɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈlɪmˌfɔɪd/ Physiology.
Resembling lymph, lymph corpuscles, or the tissue of lymphatic glands; occasionally = lymphatic adj.
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lymphatic1649
lymphid1675
ganglionary1842
lymphy1848
plasmatic1864
lymphoid1867
lymphous1876
1867 Quain's Elements Anat. (ed. 7) III. p. cxcix This structure which prevails in the mucous membrane of the stomach, and intestines..is sometimes named lymphoid tissue from its resemblance to the interior tissue of the lymphatic glands.
1874 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 14 279 Spherical or lymphoid cells, of which all intermediate sizes exist,..are seen in the lymph canalicular system.
1879 J. R. Reynolds Syst. Med. V. 217 The tissue known..as ‘adenoid’ consists of lymphoid corpuscles embedded in the meshes of a ‘retiform’ stroma.
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lymˈphoidal adj. (In recent dictionaries.)
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