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单词 bursa of Fabricius
释义

bursa of Fabricius

noun Zoology
A glandular sac opening into the cloaca of a bird, producing B-cells.Males with large badges have a smaller bursa of Fabricius than do average males....
  • These drugs prevent development of the bursa of Fabricius and so selectively reduce humoral immunocompetence without influencing macrophages or cell-mediated immunity.
  • Birds that possessed a bursa of Fabricius were classified as young birds in their second or third calendar year.

Origin

Mid 19th century (in the Latin form bursa Fabricii): from bursa and a Latinized form of the name of Girolama Fabrici (1533–1619), Italian anatomist.

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