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Peyer's patch
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English
Etymology
Named after Johann Conrad Peyer, who described them in 1677.
Noun
en biology A patch of lymphoid tissue or lymphoid nodules on the walls of the ileal-small intestine.
en Peyerian gland Peyer's gland
Translations
patch of lymphoid tissue
Hungarian: hu Peyer-plakk
en eponyms