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noun
A patch of lymphoid tissue or lymphoid nodules on the walls of the ileal-small intestine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: Peyerian gland, Peyer's gland
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Peter's gland
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lymph node, lymph gland, node
History
Named after Johann Conrad Peyer, who described them in 1677.
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