- aggregate glands
- aggregated glands aggregated lymphoid nodules; see terms beginning noduli lymphoidei aggregati, under nodulus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
aggregate glands
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Aggregate — Ag gre*gate, a. [L. aggregatus, p. p.] 1. Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective. [1913 Webster] The aggregate testimony of many hundreds. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Formed into clusters or groups … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corporation aggregate — Aggregate Ag gre*gate, a. [L. aggregatus, p. p.] 1. Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective. [1913 Webster] The aggregate testimony of many hundreds. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Formed into clusters … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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