| RLO | residual lymphatic output |
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| T-CLL | T-cell chronic lymphatic leukemia |
| TLD | thermoluminescent dosimeter; thoracic lymphatic duct; tumor lethal dose |
| TLI | thymidine labeling index; total lymphatic irradiation; trypsin-like immune activity; Tucker-Lewis in... |
| WDLL | well-differentiated lymphatic lymphoma |
| lymphatic metastasis | Transfer of a neoplasm from its primary site to lymph nodes or to distant parts of the body by way of the lymphatic system. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| lymphatic nodule | lymph follicle |
| lymphatic oedema | Oedema due to stasis in the lymph channels. Synonym: leukophlegmasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic plexus | A plexus of lymphatic capillaries, usually without valves, that opens into one or more larger lymphatic vessels. Synonym: plexus lymphaticus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic ring of cardiac part of stomach | A group of lymph nodes surrounding the cardia of the stomach. Synonym: annulus lymphaticus cardiae, cardiac lymphatic ring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic sarcoma | <tumour> Obsolete term for lymphosarcoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic sinus | The channels in a lymph node crossed by a reticulum of cells and fibres and bounded by littoral cells; there are subcapsular, trabecular, and medullary sinus's. Synonym: lymph sinus. Maier's sinus, an infundibuliform depression on the internal surface of the lacrimal sac which receives the lacrimal canaliculi. Marginal sinuses of placenta, discontinuous venous lakes at the margin of the placenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic stroma | The network of reticular fibres and associated reticular cells of lymphatic tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic system | <anatomy> The tissues and organs (including the bone marrow, spleen, thymus and lymph nodes) that produce and store cells that fight infection and the network of vessels that carry lymph. (12 May 1997) |
| lymphatic valvule | One of the delicate semilunar valves found in lymphatic vessels; they are usually paired and similar in structure to venous valves and occur at close intervals along the vessel wall. Synonym: valvula lymphatica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic vessel | <anatomy> Vessels that remove cellular waste from the body by filtering through lymph nodes and eventually emptying into the blood system. They are similar to blood vessels but transport lymph fluid. (14 Oct 1997) |
| lymphatic vessels | The vessels that convey the lymph; they anastomose freely with each other. Synonym: vasa lymphatica, absorbent vessels, lymphatic vessels, lymphatics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphatic vessel tumours | Neoplasms composed of lymphoid tissue, a lattice work of reticular tissue the interspaces of which contain lymphocytes. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in lymphatic vessels. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adenoid tissue | A structure found within the lymphatic system that consists of lymphocytes within a network of fibres. (09 Oct 1997) |
| adipose tissue | <anatomy> Connective tissue that has been specialised to store fat. See: adipocyte. (25 Jun 1999) |