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Word: Thymus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century (denoting a growth or tumour resembling a bud): from Greek thumos ‘excrescence like a thyme bud, thymus gland’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈθʌɪməs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a lymphoid organ situated in the neck of vertebrates which produces T-lymphocytes for the immune system. The human thymus becomes much smaller at the approach of puberty.
Short Definition:lymphoid organ situated in neck of vertebrates
Variant Forms:
- thymus gland
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