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Peyer's patch

Peyer's patch noun: a patch of lymphoid tissue or lymphoid nodules on the walls of the ileal-small intestine.

Noun

Peyer's patch (plural Peyer's patches)

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

Synonyms of Peyer's patch

Forms of Peyer's patch

pluralPeyer's patches

Origin of Peyer's patch

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

Questions about Peyer's patch

What does Peyer's patch mean?
Peyer's patch means a patch of lymphoid tissue or lymphoid nodules on the walls of the ileal-small intestine.
What part of speech is Peyer's patch?
Peyer's patch is a noun.
What is the plural of Peyer's patch?
The plural of Peyer's patch is Peyer's patches.

Words near Peyer's patch in the dictionary

  1. pey
  2. peyek
  3. Peyer
  4. Peyer's gland
  5. Peyer's glands
  6. Peyer's patch
  7. Peyer's patches
  8. Peyerian
  9. Peyerian gland
  10. Peyerian glands
  11. peyes

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