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    PEYER'S PATCH

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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 colonplay

    Synonyms:

    Peter's gland; Peyer's patch

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    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("Peyer's patch" is a kind of...):

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

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