Cryptopatch

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A 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)."

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"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)."

Etymology

From crypto- + patch.

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lamina propria

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