#lymphatic_tissue__lymphatictissue__lymphoidtissue tissue making up the lymphatic system
supertype: animal_tissue the tissue in the bodies of animals
part of: lymphatic_system
subtype: palatine_tonsil__tonsil__faucial_tonsil__faucialtonsil__tonsilla either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
subtype: spleen__lien a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
subtype: lymph_node__lymphnode__lymph_gland__lymphgland__node the source of lymph and lymphocytes
subtype: axillary_node any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions
subtype: Peyer's_patch__Peter's_gland any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon
subtype: bubo a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
subtype: pharyngeal_tonsil__adenoid__Luschka's_tonsil__third_tonsil__thirdtonsil__tonsilla_pharyngealis__tonsilla_adenoidea a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
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