Organ or Tissue Function
lymphopoiesis
lym·pho·poi·e·sis [ lim-foh-poi-ee-sis ]
Subclass of:
Leukopoiesis
Definitions related to lymphopoiesis:
  • Development of lymphatic tissue.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Formation of LYMPHOCYTES and PLASMA CELLS from the lymphoid stem cells which develop from the pluripotent HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS in the BONE MARROW. These lymphoid stem cells differentiate into T-LYMPHOCYTES; B-LYMPHOCYTES; PLASMA CELLS; or NK-cells (KILLER CELLS, NATURAL) depending on the organ or tissues (LYMPHOID TISSUE) to which they migrate.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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