organ of Chievitz

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Etymology[edit]

First noted in embryos by Johan Henrik Chievitz in 1885.

Noun[edit]

organ of Chievitz (plural organs of Chievitz)

  1. (anatomy) A juxtaoral organ composed of nests of benign squamoid epithelium closely associated with multiple nerve bundles.

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