| agminate | Collected together, thereby forming a cluster, clump, or mass of individual units. Synonym: agglomerate, agglomerated, agminate, agminated. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| agminate glands | Lymphoid organs located in the sub mucosal tissue of the mammalian gut containing very high proportions of IgA secreting precursor cells. The patches have B and T dependent regions and germinal centres. A specialised epithelium lies between the patch and the intestine. Involved in gut associated immunity. (18 Nov 1997) |
| agminated | <physiology> Grouped together; as, the agminated glands of Peyer in the small intestine. Origin: L. Agmen, agminis, a train, crowd. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |