"Peyer's patch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Peyer's patches [plural]
Etymology: Named after Johann Conrad Peyer, who described them in 1677. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Peyer's patch (plural Peyer's patches)
  1. (biology) A patch of lymphoid tissue or lymphoid nodules on the walls of the ileal-small intestine. Wikipedia link: Johann Conrad Peyer, Peyer's patch Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: Peyerian gland, Peyer's gland Translations (patch of lymphoid tissue): Peyer-plakk (Hungarian)

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