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Definitions for Thymus
[1] a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
[2] a glandular organ of vertebrates, consisting in man of two lobes situated below the thyroid. In early life it produces lymphocytes and is thought to influence certain immunological responses. It atrophies with age and is almost nonexistent in the adult
Words related to Thymus
heart, marrow, stomach, tongue, tripe, brains, chitlins, chitterlings, giblets, gizzard, kidneys, liver, pancreas, sweetbread, testis
Words nearby Thymus
thymokinetic, thymol, thymoma, thymoprival, thymosin, thymus, thymus corpuscle, thymus gland, thymy, thyone, thyratron
Origin of Thymus
1685–95; < New Latin < Greek thýmos warty excrescence, thymus
Word origin for Thymus
C17: from New Latin, from Greek thumos sweetbread
Synonyms for Thymus
brains, chitlins, chitterlings, giblets, gizzard, heart, kidneys, liver, marrow, mountain oyster, pancreas, prairie oyster, stomach, sweetbread, testis, tongue, tripe