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Descriptor English: Lymphoid Tissue
Descriptor Spanish: Tejido Linfoide
Descriptor tejido linfoide
Scope note: Tejido que contiene linfocitos en una malla de células reticulares y fibras, como las amígdalas y las adenoides. (Diccionario Mosby. 5a ed. Madrid: Harcourt España, 2000, p.1217)
Descriptor Portuguese: Tecido Linfoide
Descriptor French: Tissu lymphoïde
Entry term(s): Lymphatic Tissue
Lymphatic Tissues
Lymphoid Tissues
Tissue, Lymphatic
Tissue, Lymphoid
Tissues, Lymphatic
Tissues, Lymphoid
Tree number(s): A10.549
A15.382.520.604
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008221
Scope note: Specialized tissues that are components of the lymphatic system. They provide fixed locations within the body where a variety of LYMPHOCYTES can form, mature and multiply. The lymphoid tissues are connected by a network of LYMPHATIC VESSELS.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Related: Lymphography MeSH
DeCS ID: 8396
Unique ID: D008221
NLM Classification: WH 700
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/07/05
Lymphoid Tissue - Preferred
Concept UI M0012815
Scope note Specialized tissues that are components of the lymphatic system. They provide fixed locations within the body where a variety of LYMPHOCYTES can form, mature and multiply. The lymphoid tissues are connected by a network of LYMPHATIC VESSELS.
Preferred term Lymphoid Tissue
Entry term(s) Lymphatic Tissue
Lymphatic Tissues
Lymphoid Tissues
Tissue, Lymphatic
Tissue, Lymphoid
Tissues, Lymphatic
Tissues, Lymphoid



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