Meanings
plural Peyer's patches
- biologyA patch of lymphoid tissue or lymphoid nodules on the walls of the ileal-small intestine.
Synonyms: Peyerian gland, Peyer's gland
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA patch of lymphoid tissue or lymphoid nodules on the walls of the ileal-small intestine.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Named after Johann Conrad Peyer, who described them in 1677.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hungarian Peyer-plakk
- Peyer-plakkpatch of lymphoid tissue
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Peyer's patch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peyer's%20patch
“Peyer's patch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peyer's%20patch. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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