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Named after Johann Conrad Peyer, who described them in 1677.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peyer's patch
Today it means: A patch of lymphoid tissue or lymphoid nodules on the walls of the ileal-small intestine. Full definition →
Today it means: A patch of lymphoid tissue or lymphoid nodules on the walls of the ileal-small intestine. Full definition →
Named after Johann Conrad Peyer, who described them in 1677.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.