agminated glands

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• Agminated — Agminate Ag mi*nate, Agminated Ag mi*na ted, a. [L. agmen, agminis, a train, crowd.] (Physiol.) Grouped together; as, the agminated glands of Peyer in the small intestine. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Peyer's glands — Pey er s glands [So called from J. K. Peyer, who described them in 1677.] (Anat.) Patches of lymphoid nodules, in the walls of the small intestiness; agminated glands; called also {Peyer s patches}. In typhoid fever they become the seat of ulcers …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• Nodule — A small solid collection of tissue, a nodule is palpable (can be felt). It may range in size from greater than 1.0 cm (3/8 inch) to somewhat less than 2 cm (13/16 inch) in diameter. A nodule may be present in the epidermis, dermis or subcutis (at …   Medical dictionary

• Agminate — Ag mi*nate, Agminated Ag mi*na ted, a. [L. agmen, agminis, a train, crowd.] (Physiol.) Grouped together; as, the agminated glands of Peyer in the small intestine. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Peyer's patches — Peyer s glands Pey er s glands [So called from J. K. Peyer, who described them in 1677.] (Anat.) Patches of lymphoid nodules, in the walls of the small intestiness; agminated glands; called also {Peyer s patches}. In typhoid fever they become the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• agminate — ag·mi·nate ag mə nət, .nāt or ag·mi·nat·ed .nāt əd adj grouped together <agminated glands> * * * ag·mi·nate (agґmĭ nāt) aggregate2 (def. 1) …   Medical dictionary