cecal tonsil

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0013478

A thickened round patch of lymphoid tissue located at the ileocecal junction adjacent to the sacculus rotundus. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0824754077&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: caecal tonsil

database cross reference

UBPROP 0000008

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

has related synonym

cecal GALT

has obo namespace

uberon

UBERON:0013478

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