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Thymus

thy·mus

UK/ˈθaɪ.məs/ uncommon

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1.

large genus of Old World mints: thyme

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

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From New Latin thymus, from Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos, “warty excrescence, (also, as used by Galen) thymus gland”).

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