PEYERI GLANDULAE
\pˈe͡ɪəɹˌi ɡlˈandjʊlˌiː], \pˈeɪəɹˌi ɡlˈandjʊlˌiː], \p_ˈeɪ_ə_ɹ_ˌi ɡ_l_ˈa_n_d_j_ʊ_l_ˌiː]\
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Small glands or follicles, situate beneath the villous coat of the intestines, called after Peyer, who well described them. They are clustered together, (F.) Plaques de Peyer, having a honey-comb appearance- Plaques gaufrees- and are extremely numerous. They occur most numerously in the lower portion of the ileum, and resemble, in their morphology and functions, the lymphatic ganglions. They are, evidently, concerned in the great function of lymphosis
By Robley Dunglison
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