crypt

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crypt crypt- crypt of Lieberkuhn crypt of Morgagni tonsillar crypt

Main Entry: crypt
Pronunciation: kript
Function: noun
1 : an anatomical pit, depression, or invagination <a developing tooth in its bony crypt> -- see TONSILLAR CRYPT
2 : a simple tubular gland (as a crypt of Lieberkühn)