Patch

An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences · 1907 · p. 34

(pack). An irregular spot or area. Ps., Drab-colored, a name given by Macnamara to certain areas occurring in the livers of persons who during life had been exposed to the influence of a tropical climate. They are thought to be due to a coagulative necrosis. P., Mucous. Same as Condyl una. Ps., Peyer's. See Glands, Peyer's.