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lymphoproliferative
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lymphoproliferative /lym·pho·pro·lif·er·a·tive/ (-pro-lif´er-ah?tiv) pertaining to or characterized by proliferation of the cells of the lymphoreticular system.
lymphoproliferative
pertaining to or characterized by proliferation of lymphoid tissue.
lymphoproliferative disease
a general term applied to a group of diseases characterized by proliferation of lymphoid tissue and abnormal lymphoid elements in the peripheral blood, such as lymphocytic leukemia and lymphosarcoma.
turkey lymphoproliferative disease
a disease of young turkeys probably caused by a retrovirus and with lymphoproliferative lesions.


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Irrefutable evidence does confirm that the nonhuman retroviruses avian leukosis virus (ALV), bovine leukemia virus (BLV), feline leukemia virus (FeLV), and murine leukemia virus (MuLV) induce lymphoproliferative disease in birds, cattle, cats, and mice, respectively; all are usually associated with T-cell leukemias.
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