HyperDic: peter[s_gland

English > 1 sense of the expression Peter's gland:
NOUNbodyPeter's gland, Peyer's patchany of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon
English > Peter's gland: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAny of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon.
SynonymPeyer's patch
Broaderlymph node, lymph gland, nodeThe source of lymph and lymphocytes

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