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bursa of Fabricius

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Fabricius

Main Entry:: bursa of Fa·bri·cius
Pronunciation:: \-fə-ˈbrē-sh(ē-)əs, -ˈbri-, -s(ē-)əs\
Etymology:: Johan C. Fabricius †1808 Danish entomologist
Date:: 1945

: a lymphoid organ that opens into the cloaca of birds and functions in B cell production

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