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thymus


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thymus  \Thy"mus\,  a.  [NL.,  fr  Gr  qy`mos.]  (Anat.) 
  Of  pertaining  to  or  designating,  the  thymus  gland.  --  n. 
  The  thymus  gland. 
 
  {Thymus  gland},  or  {Thymus  body},  a  ductless  gland  in  the 
  throat,  or  in  the  neighboring  region,  of  nearly  all 
  vertebrates.  In  man  and  other  mammals  it  is  the  throat,  or 
  neck,  sweetbread,  which  lies  in  the  upper  part  of  the 
  thorax  and  lower  part  of  the  throat.  It  is  largest  in 
  fetal  and  early  life,  and  disappears  or  becomes 
  rudimentary  in  the  adult. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Thymus 
  n  1:  large  genus  of  Old  World  mints:  thyme  [syn:  {Thymus},  {genus 
  Thymus}] 
  2:  a  ductless  glandular  organ  at  the  base  of  the  neck  that 
  produces  lymphocytes  and  aids  in  producing  immunity; 
  atrophies  with  age  [syn:  {thymus  gland}] 




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