(thymus)
11thymus — (n.) gland near the base of the neck, 1690s, Modern Latin, from Gk. thymos a warty excrescence, used of the gland by Galen, lit. thyme, probably so called because of a fancied resemblance to a bunch of thyme (see THYME (Cf. thyme)) …
12Thymus — Para otros usos de este término, véase tomillo (desambiguación).   Tomillo …
13Thymus — ? Тимьян Соцветие тимьяна Научная классификация Царство: Растения Отдел: Покрытосеменные Класс: Двудольные …
14Thymus — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 274 GrayPage = 1273 Caption = Thymus Caption2 = The thymus of a full term fetus, exposed in situ. Precursor = third branchial pouch System = Artery = derived from internal mammary artery,… …
15Thymus — Lage und (grobes) Schema des Thymus. Der Thymus (latinisiert von griechisch θυμός, Thymos) oder Bries ist ein Organ des lymphatischen Systems von Wirbeltieren. Er befindet sich bei Säugetieren im vor dem Herz gelegenen Abschnitt des Mittelfells… …
16thymus — /thuy meuhs/, n., pl. thymuses, thymi / muy/. Anat. 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… …
17Thymus — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Thymus est un mot latin ou d origine latine, du grec θυμός, thymos. Il peut désigner Le thymus, un organe glandulaire situé dans le médiastin antéro… …
18Thymus — Thy|mus 〈m.; , Thy|mi; Anat.〉 = Thymusdrüse * * * Thy|mus, der; , …mi [griech. thýmos = Brustdrüse neugeborener Kälber] (Anat.): hinter dem Brustbein gelegenes drüsenartiges Gebilde, das sich nach der Geschlechtsreife zurückbildet. * * * I Th …
19Thymus — An organ in which lymphocytes mature and multiply. It lies behind the breastbone. * * * [NA] A primary lymphoid organ, located in the superior mediastinum and lower part of the neck, that is necessary in early life for the normal development of… …
20thymus — n. a bilobed organ in the root of the neck, above and in front of the heart. The thymus is enclosed in a capsule and divided internally by cross walls into many lobules, each full of T lymphocytes (white blood cells associated with antibody… …
