Microbiome Vocabulary

adjective relating to or resembling feces; containing or relating to waste matter

• The doctor performed a fecal analysis to check for any signs of infection.
• I can't believe the dog left a fecal surprise on the carpet again.
• I'm not touching that fecal matter with a ten-foot pole.
• The project was a fecal mess from start to finish.

noun a collection of lymphoid tissue in the small intestine responsible for immune responses

• Peyer's patches are small areas of lymphoid tissue found in the small intestine.
• You can think of Peyer's patches as little immune system stations in your gut.
• Those Peyer's patches are like the body's own security guards in the intestines.
• Just like Peyer's patches stand guard in the gut, we need to protect ourselves from harmful invaders in our lives.