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the tissues of the lymphatic (lymphoid) and reticuloendothelial systems considered together as one system; see also lymphoreticular disorders, under disorder.Medical dictionary. 2011.
lymphoreticular disorders — a group of disorders of the lymphoreticular system, characterized by the proliferation of lymphocytes or lymphoid tissues; they may be either benign (e.g., lymphocytosis) or malignant (e.g., lymphocytic leukemias, multiple myeloma, or non Hodgkin … Medical dictionary
lymphoreticular — lym·pho·re·tic·u·lar .lim(p) fō ri tik yə lər adj RETICULOENDOTHELIAL <lymphoreticular malignancies> * * * lym·pho·re·tic·u·lar (lim″fo rə tikґu lər) pertaining to the cells or tissues of both the lymphoid and… … Medical dictionary
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