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| Chymous | a. Of or pertaining to chyme. [ 1913 Webster ] | | thymus | ‖a. [ NL., fr. Gr. qy`mos. ] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the thymus gland. -- n. The thymus gland. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. The thymus gland functions as the site of maturation of T-lymphocytes (T-cells), which confer cell-mediated immunity on the host organism; thus, removal or malfunciton of the thymus can lead to absence of cell-mediated immunity, and a consequent loss of resistance to infection. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
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| | thymus | (n) ต่อมไทมัส (ต่อมไร้ท่อ) |
| | thymus | (ไธ'มัส) n. ต่อมไร้ท่อที่อยู่ข้างหลังกระดูกเต้านมขึ้นไปถึงบริเวณต่อมไธรอยด์. pl. thymus, thymi, Syn. thymus gland |
| | | | | thymus | (n) large genus of Old World mints: thyme, Syn. genus Thymus | | thymus gland | (n) a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age, Syn. thymus |
| | thymus | ‖a. [ NL., fr. Gr. qy`mos. ] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the thymus gland. -- n. The thymus gland. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. The thymus gland functions as the site of maturation of T-lymphocytes (T-cells), which confer cell-mediated immunity on the host organism; thus, removal or malfunciton of the thymus can lead to absence of cell-mediated immunity, and a consequent loss of resistance to infection. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
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