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Definition of "lymphoid" []

  • Of or relating to lymph or the lymphatic tissue where lymphocytes are formed. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lymphoid" in a sentence
  • "In some cases, NHL is found in a single node or a single patch of lymphoid tissue in an organ."
  • "While his detractors were explaining that “the most striking and consistent endoscopic feature, lymphoid nodular hyperplasia in the terminal ileum, is not unusual in children,” Wakefield was trotting out what had become a standard response of vaccine denialists to accusations of unreliable or inaccurate data: He condemned his critics for caring more about their standing in the scientific community than about sick children."
  • "Hematopathology – Providing complete evaluations of lymphoid and hematologic specimens."