- mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
- (MALT) a type of specialized lymphoid tissue found in association with certain types of epithelia; it usually has prominent B-cell follicles and sometimes has zones of T cells.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
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