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lymphocytic
pertaining to, characterized by or of the nature of lymphocytes. See also lymphocytic-plasmacytic.

lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM)
a disease of mice caused by an arenavirus and characterized by the occurrence of immunological tolerance and the subsequent development of an immune complex disease. The lesions caused by the immune reaction vary very widely and include meningeal and perivascular infiltration with lymphoid cells in many organs. There are several similar naturally occurring diseases.
lymphocytic leukemia
see lymphatic leukemia.
lymphocytic synovitis
see lymphocytic-plasmacytic synovitis.


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We summarize the first reported case of acquired lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection in Michigan to be investigated by public health authorities and provide evidence of the focal nature of LCMV infection in domestic rodents.
In 1995, Apel et al described a subtype of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid that is made up primarily or entirely of Hurthle cells within a lymphocytic stroma; this entity displays a striking resemblance to Warthin's tumor (papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum of the salivary gland).
The Food and Drug Administration this week cleared the drug for testing in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which is diagnosed in roughly 8,200 people each year in the United States.
 
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