thymus
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- noun
- /ˈθaɪməs/
- Specialized
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- The thymus reaches its maximum weight at puberty and involutes thereafter.
- thymus gland
- cells of the thymus
And the purpose of the thymus is to educate T cells and basically show the T cells what self is.
- And the purpose of the thymus is to educate T cells and basically show the T cells what self is.
- You know, so people used to cut off this, the gland called the thymus or something.
- Your immune system is compromised of organs such as your gut and your spleen and your pituitary gland or thymus.
Examples
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The researchers used a fluorescent dye to make the thymus tissue visible.
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Precursor cells migrate to the thymus and differentiate into lymphocytes.
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And the purpose of the thymus is to educate T cells and basically show the T cells what self is.
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There is one center that does thymus transplants.
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The thymus has an important role in the differentiation of T lymphocytes.
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During early life, the thymus is responsible for the development and maturation of cell-mediated immunological functions.
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During the sixth week of embryonic life, the thymus begins its development as two bilateral outgrowths from the third pharyngeal pouch.
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The third branchial pouch develops into the inferior parathyroid glands and the thymus.
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The thymus gland produces lymphocytes that are crucial for developing a healthy immune system in children.
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In infants, the thymus plays a vital role in training T cells to recognize the body's own tissues.
Synonyms
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A gland at the neck base that makes white blood cells and helps the body fight infection in children
Compounds
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A gland at the neck base that makes white blood cells and helps the body fight infection in children
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A group of small herbs with a strong smell like thyme that grow in Europe, North Africa, and Asia
A low, spreading plant with a strong smell used to cover ground and for cooking or medicine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thymus comes from old Greek words thymon and thymos, which are linked to the herb thyme and to the idea of 'spirit' or 'heart'. One idea is people named the gland because it looked like thyme or because they thought it held the spirit, so a helpful way to remember thymus is that it is an important gland for the body's immune 'defence'.