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cryptopatch

noun

Etymology

From crypto- + patch.

  1. derived from pieche
  2. inherited from *plakjō✻ — “spot, stain”
  3. inherited from *plakkju✻
  4. inherited from *plæċċ✻
  5. inherited from pacche
  6. prefixed as cryptopatch — “crypto + patch”

Definitions

  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).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cryptopatch. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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