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Peyer's patches

Peyer's patches is the plural of Peyer's patch.

Meaning of Peyer's patch

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.

Questions about Peyer's patches

What is Peyer's patches the plural of?
Peyer's patches is the plural of Peyer's patch.

Words near Peyer's patches in the dictionary

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

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