PETER'S GLAND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon

Synonyms:

Peter's gland; Peyer's patch

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("Peter's gland" is a kind of...):

lymph gland; lymph node; node (the source of lymph and lymphocytes)

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