English Explanatory Dictionary

Peyer's patch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A patch of lymphoid tissue or lymphoid nodules on the walls of the ileal-small intestine.

Word forms

Peyer's patch Peyer's patches

Etymology

Named after Johann Conrad Peyer, who described them in 1677.

Synonyms

Peyerian gland Peyer's gland
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