BURSA OF FABRICIUS


Meaning of BURSA OF FABRICIUS in English

Ornith.

a lymphoid gland of the cloaca in birds, believed to function in disease resistance, and closing or disappearing as the bird ages.

[ after Hieronymus Fabricius ab Aquapendente (1537-1619), Italian anatomist, who discovered it ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .