lien vs lymphoid tissue

lien and lymphoid tissue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lien	Yes	No	No	No
lymphoid tissue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lymphoid tissue is a hypernym of lien; that is, lymphoid tissue is a word with a broader meaning than lien:

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
lymphoid tissue: tissue making up the lymphatic system

Other hypernyms of lien include lymphatic tissue.

lien (noun)	lymphoid tissue (noun)
the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged	tissue making up the lymphatic system
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