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PETER'S GLAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Peter's gland mean?
• PETER'S GLAND (noun)
The noun PETER'S GLAND 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: PETER'S GLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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:
Hypernyms ("Peter's gland" is a kind of...):
lymph gland; lymph node; node (the source of lymph and lymphocytes)
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