Synonyms for thymus
ˈθaɪ məsthy·mus

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1. Thymus, genus Thymusnoun

   large genus of Old World mints: thyme

   Synonyms:
   genus Thymus, thymus gland

2. thymus gland, thymusnoun

   a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age

   Synonyms:
   genus Thymus, thymus gland

Matched Categories

1. • Asterid Dicot Genus
   • Endocrine Gland

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1. List of paraphrases for "thymus":

   thymic

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thymus

   Synonyms:
   Thymus gland

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1. Joseph Turek:

   That's one of the things we're looking at in the laboratory, as well as to find out what is our suitable donor age. We believe it's probably going to be somewhere in early adulthood to where you would still have a viable thymus for transplant purposes.

2. Joseph Turek:

   It's the idea that the thymus is growing up in the same environment as the new transplanted organ is what allows it to recognize it as' self.' If you just use the thymus and didn't culture it, you already have cells that would start to reject.