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Words related to thymus

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  • aminocitric acid

    an amino acid, C 6 H 9 O 7 N, that is a component of calf thymus ribonucleoprotein.

  • immune system

    a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell-forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system includes the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes and lymph tissue, stem cells, white blood cells, antibodies, and lymphokines.

  • lymphatic system

    an extensive network of capillary vessels that transports the interstitial fluid of the body as lymph to the venous blood circulation

  • lymphoid

    of, relating to, or resembling lymph.

  • mother-of-thyme

    a branched, woody, prostrate plant, Thymus serpyllum, of the mint family, native to Eurasia and northern Africa, having wiry stems that root at the joints and small, purplish flowers.

  • sweetbread

    Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food.
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