English Explanatory Dictionary

organ of Chievitz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A juxtaoral organ composed of nests of benign squamoid epithelium closely associated with multiple nerve bundles.

Word forms

organ of Chievitz organs of Chievitz

Etymology

First noted in embryos by Johan Henrik Chievitz in 1885.

Synonyms

juxtaoral organ
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