thymus lietuviškai
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thymus tarimas /ˈθʌɪməs/
thymus vertimas
- anat. užkrūčio liauka (t. p. thymus gland)
Paaiškinimas anglų kalba
- a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age
- large genus of Old World mints: thyme
- A single, unpaired primary lymphoid organ situated in the MEDIASTINUM, extending superiorly into the neck to the lower edge of the THYROID GLAND and inferiorly to the fourth costal cartilage. It is necessary for normal development of immunologic function early in life. By puberty, it begins to involute and much of the tissue is replaced by fat.
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