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cecal tonsil

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A thickened round patch of lymphoid tissue located at the ileocecal junction adjacent to the sacculus rotundus. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0824754077 ]

Term info

Label

cecal tonsil

Synonyms
  • caecal tonsil
database cross reference
has related synonym

cecal GALT

id

UBERON:0013478

taxon notes

In avians the polycryptic cecal tissue is similar to the mammalian palatine tonsil