cryptopatch

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noun

A small aggregate of lymphoid cells found in the intestinal lamina propria.

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Meanings

nouncryptopatch (plural cryptopatches)

plural cryptopatches

  1. biologyA small aggregate of lymphoid cells found in the intestinal lamina propria.

    Besides Peyer's patches and mesenteric lymph nodes, the immune system in the gut contains several other lymphoid structures: cryptopatches and isolated lymphoid follicles (ILFs).

    2006, Reshma Taneja, Nuclear Receptors in Development, page 333

Origin

From crypto- + patch.

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APA

cryptopatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptopatch

MLA

“cryptopatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptopatch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptopatch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptopatch.

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