lymphatic tissue

noun

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

Example Sentences

“The entire upper respiratory tract is rich with lymphatic tissue, and we just never thought of that,” says Timothy Schacker of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, who studies how HIV causes disease.

From Science Magazine

Within the last decade, research has shown that this lymphatic tissue encourages the growth of some kinds of beneficial gut bacteria.

From Science Magazine

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

From Project Gutenberg