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cryptopatch

cryptopatch noun: a small aggregate of lymphoid cells found in the intestinal lamina propria.

Noun

cryptopatch (plural cryptopatches)

  1. A small aggregate of lymphoid cells found in the intestinal lamina propria.
    • Besides Peyer's patches and mesenteric lymph nodes, the immune system in the gut contains several other lymphoid structures: cryptopatches and isolated lymphoid follicles (ILFs).2006, Reshma Taneja, Nuclear Receptors in Development, page 333

Forms of cryptopatch

pluralcryptopatches

Origin of cryptopatch

From crypto- + patch.

Questions about cryptopatch

What does cryptopatch mean?
Cryptopatch means a small aggregate of lymphoid cells found in the intestinal lamina propria.
What part of speech is cryptopatch?
Cryptopatch is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptopatch?
The plural of cryptopatch is cryptopatches.

Words near cryptopatch in the dictionary

  1. cryptonymic
  2. cryptonymies
  3. cryptonymous
  4. cryptonyms
  5. cryptonymy
  6. cryptopatch
  7. cryptopatches
  8. cryptoperthite
  9. cryptoperthites
  10. cryptoperthitic
  11. cryptophagid

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