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crypt (kript) [Gr. krypte, hidden place] 1. A small sac or cavity extending into an epithelial surface.2. A tubular gland, esp. one of the intestine.anal cryptAny of a number of small indentations immediately behind the junction of the anal skin and rectal mucosa. dental cryptA space in the bony jaw occupied by a developing tooth.crypt of irisAn irregular excavation on the anterior surface of the iris near the pupillary and ciliary margins. crypt of Lieberkühn See: Lieberkühn cryptsynovial cryptDiverticulum of a synovial membrane of a joint. tonsillar cryptA deep indentation, lined with stratified squamous epithelium, into the lymphatic tissue of a lingual or palatine tonsil. Fig. 124 Crypt of Lieberkuhn . A transverse section of the wall of the duodenum. crypt of Lieberkuhn a narrow pit at the base of a villus in the lining of the DUODENUM and ILEUM that passes secretions from BRUNNER'S GLANDS, PANETH CELLS and GOBLET CELLS. |