Peyer-s-patch Definition

noun

(biology) A patch of lymphoid tissue or lymphoid nodules on the walls of the ileal-small intestine.

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Singular:
peyer-s-patch
Plural:
peyer-s-patches

Origin of Peyer-s-patch

  • Named after Johann Conrad Peyer, who described them in 1677.

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