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thymus

[thahy-muhs] / ˈθaɪ məs /


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Inside the thymus, immature T cells go through a checkpoint process that helps create a diverse set of T cells.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

Other researchers are investigating whether transplanted stem cells could help regrow functional thymus tissue.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

His colleagues had discovered that removing the thymus in mice shortly after birth resulted in their immune systems going haywire and the development of autoimmune diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

A similar study looked at the thymus – a small organ involved in training the immune system.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

The thymus rudiments, ty, have about the same appearance as in the preceding figure, except that they are somewhat larger.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.




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