Peyer's gland

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• peyer's gland — noun see peyer s patch …   Useful english dictionary

• Peyer's patch — noun any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon • Syn: ↑Peter s gland • Hypernyms: ↑lymph node, ↑lymph gland, ↑node * * * ˈpī(ə)rz noun also …   Useful english dictionary

• Peyer's patch — Pey·er s patch pī ərz n any of numerous large oval patches of closely aggregated nodules of lymphoid tissue in the walls of the small intestine esp. in the ileum that partially or entirely disappear in advanced life and in typhoid fever become… …   Medical dictionary

• gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… …   Medical dictionary

• Peyer — Johann K., Swiss anatomist, 1653–1712. See P. glands, under gland, aggregated lymphoid nodules of small intestine, under nodule …   Medical dictionary

• lymph gland — noun the source of lymph and lymphocytes • Syn: ↑lymph node, ↑node • Hypernyms: ↑lymphatic tissue, ↑lymphoid tissue • Hyponyms: ↑axillary node, ↑Peyer s patch, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Intestinal gland — Micrograph of the small intestine mucosa showing the crypts of Lieberkühn bottom 1/3 of image. H E stain. Latin glandulae inte …   Wikipedia

• peyerian gland — (ˈ)pī|irēən noun Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: peyerian from Johann K. Peyer died 1712 Swiss physician and anatomist + English an : peyer s patch …   Useful english dictionary

• Peter's gland — noun any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon • Syn: ↑Peyer s patch • Hypernyms: ↑lymph node, ↑lymph gland, ↑node …   Useful english dictionary

• digestive system, human — Introduction  the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …   Universalium

• Microfold cell — Latin epitheliocytus microplicatus Code TH H3.04.03.0.00010 M cells (or microfold cells) are cells found in the follicle associated epithelium of the Peyer s patch. They transport organisms and particles from the gut lumen to immune cells across… …   Wikipedia