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lymphatic tissue

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noun

  1. Also called: lymphoid tissue.  tissue, such as the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that produces lymphocytes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The dermis lies below the epidermis and contains a number of structures including blood vessels, nerves, hair follicles, smooth muscle, glands and lymphatic tissue.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Figure 21.8 Structure and Histology of a Lymph Node Lymph nodes are masses of lymphatic tissue located along the larger lymph vessels.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Once they have exited the capillaries, some leukocytes will take up fixed positions in lymphatic tissue, bone marrow, the spleen, the thymus, or other organs.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Secondary production and maturation of lymphocytes occurs in specific regions of lymphatic tissue known as germinal centers.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The bone-marrow may be replaced by typical lymphatic tissue, as well as by the substance of malignant tumours.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

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