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| Domain | Definition |
Biology & Biotechnology | Lymphoid organ in birds. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | An epithelial outgrowth of the cloaca in birds similar to the thymus in mammals. It atrophies within 6 months after birth and remains as a fibrous remnant in adult birds. It is composed of lymphoid tissue and prior to involution, is the site of B-lymphocyte maturation. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: BURSA OF FABRICIUS |
| Specialty definitions using "BURSA OF FABRICIUS": antÃgeno ♦ B lymphocyte cell, bursa derived lymphocyte, bursa equivalent lymphocyte, bursal equivalent lymphoid cell, bursal lymphoid cell ♦ Infectious Bursal Disease Virus ♦ thymus-independent lymphocyte. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "BURSA OF FABRICIUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Dutch | bursa van Fabricius. (various references) | ||||||||||
French | bourse de Fabricius. (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | borsa di Fabrizio. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ursabay ofay abriciusfay bolsa de Fabricio. (various references) | ||||||||||
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