PEYERS GLANDS
\pˈe͡ɪəz ɡlˈandz], \pˈeɪəz ɡlˈandz], \p_ˈeɪ_ə_z ɡ_l_ˈa_n_d_z]\
Definitions of PEYERS GLANDS
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn.: agminate follicles, follicles of Peyer. From 30 to 60 or more groups of lymphoid follicles, usually of an oblong shape, found at the free side of the intestines. They are most common in the ileum, though a few are situated in the jejunum and colon.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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