LYMPHOID

lymphoid

(adjective) resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

lymphoid (not comparable)

(anatomy) Relating to, or found within the lymphatic system of the body

Source: Wiktionary


Lymph"oid, a. Etym: [Lymph + -oid.] (Anat.)

Definition: Resembling lymph; also, resembling a lymphatic gland; adenoid; as, lymphoid tissue.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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