PEYER'S PATCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Peyer's patch mean? 

• PEYER'S PATCH (noun)
  The noun PEYER'S PATCH has 1 sense:

1. any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon

  Familiarity information: PEYER'S PATCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEYER'S PATCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

Peter's gland; Peyer's patch

Hypernyms ("Peyer's patch" is a kind of...):

lymph gland; lymph node; node (the source of lymph and lymphocytes)

 Context examples 

Non-encapsulated accumulations of lymphoid tissue in the alimentary tract that form a secretory immune system containing cells committed to IgA or IgE synthesis; include tonsils, Peyer's patches, lamina propria, and appendix.

(Murine Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)

The basic map of IgA production includes induction of mucosal B cells in the Peyer's patches, circulation through the bloodstream and homing to intestinal mucosa of IgA-committed plasma cells, and local antibody production for export across the intestinal membranes.

(Intestinal IgA Production Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Non-encapsulated accumulations of lymphoid tissue in the alimentary tract that form a secretory immune system containing cells committed to IgA or IgE synthesis; It includes Peyer's patches and the lymphoid tissue which is present throughout the gastrointestinal mucosa.

(Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)