nest

nest

A group or collection of similar objects. See also nidus. [A.S.]
Brunn's n.'s glandlike invaginations of surface transitional epithelium in the mucosa of the lower urinary tract.
cell n.'s a small focus or accumulation of one type of cell that is different from the other cells in the tissue.
epithelial n. keratin pearl
isogenous n. a clone of cartilage cells all from one progenitor cell and occurring as a cluster.

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