(thymus)

  • 21thymus — (ti mus ) s. m. Terme d anatomie. Corps oblong, bilobé, glandiforme, situé derrière le sternum, occupant la partie supérieure du médiastin antérieur et la partie inférieure du cou, où il est couvert par les muscles sterno hyoïdien et sterno… …

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  • 22thymus — The lymphoid organ in which T lymphocytes are educated, composed of stroma (thymic epithelium) and lymphocytes, almost entirely of the T cell lineage. In mammals the thymus is just anterior to the heart within the rib cage; in other vertebrates… …

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  • 23thymus — /ˈθaɪməs / (say thuymuhs) noun a glandular body or ductless gland of uncertain function found in vertebrate animals, in humans lying in the thorax near the base of the neck and becoming vestigial in the adult. An animal thymus used as food is… …

  • 24Thymus — čiobrelis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notrelinių (Lamiaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Thymus). atitikmenys: lot. Thymus angl. thyme vok. Feldkümmel; Quendel; Thymian rus. тимьян; чабрец lenk. macierzanka …

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  • 25thymus — noun (plural thymuses; also thymi) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thymos warty excrescence, thymus Date: 1578 a glandular structure of largely lymphoid tissue that functions especially in the development of the body s immune system, is present… …

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  • 26thymus gland — thymus …

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  • 27Thymus — Thy|mus der; , Thymi u. Thy|mus|drü|se die; , n <aus gleichbed. nlat. thymus, dies aus gr. thýmos »Brustdrüse neugeborener Kälber«> hinter dem Brustbein gelegenes drüsenartiges Gebilde, das sich nach dem Kindesalter zurückbildet (Anat.) …

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  • 28Thymus — ID 84202 Symbol Key THYMU Common Name thyme Family Lamiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CT, DE, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, UT, VA, VT,… …

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  • 29thymus — [ θʌɪməs] noun (plural thymi mʌɪ) a lymphoid organ situated in the neck of vertebrates which produces T lymphocytes for the immune system, and which decreases markedly in size at the approach of puberty. Origin C16 (denoting a bud like growth):… …

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  • 30thymus —   n. lymphoid gland in lower part of throat, disappearing in adult.    ♦ thymic, a.    ♦ thymopathy, n. mental disorder; disease of thymus …

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