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thymus <pl thymuses or thymi> [Brit ˈθʌɪməs, Am ˈθaɪməs] N a. thymus gland

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This chemokine is found predominately in lymph nodes and thymus under normal conditions, and its expression can be hugely induced in macrophages. en.wikipedia.org

The number of progenitors that enter the thymus each day is thought to be extremely small. en.wikipedia.org

The third pharyngeal pouch will give rise to the inferior parathyroid gland and thymus. en.wikipedia.org

The spleen and the thymus are also lymphoid organs of the immune system. en.wikipedia.org

At that time, radiation was used to treat a variety of noncancerous medical problems, including enlargement of the tonsils, adenoids, and thymus gland. en.wikipedia.org

In the thymus, they line the high endothelial venules where lymphocytes originate. en.wikipedia.org

The treatment of malignant tumors of the thymus gland by radium. en.wikipedia.org

In adult animals the thymus is almost non-existent because it atrophies as animals reach adulthood. en.wikipedia.org

Before the immune function of the thymus was well understood, the enlargement was sometimes seen as a cause for alarm, and justification for surgical reduction. en.wikipedia.org

This gene is most highly expressed in lymphoid tissues such as spleen, lymph node, thymus, and tonsil. en.wikipedia.org

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