Usually means: Gland for immune system development.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. thymus gland: Merriam-Webster
  2. thymus gland: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. thymus gland: Vocabulary.com
  4. thymus gland: Wordnik
  5. thymus gland: Dictionary.com
  6. Thymus gland: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. thymus gland: Rhymezone
  8. thymus gland: FreeDictionary.org
  9. thymus gland: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. thymus gland: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. thymus gland: Wiktionary

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  1. thymus gland: Encyclopedia

Medicine (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. thymus gland: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Gland, thymus, Thymus gland: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Thymus gland: Merck Manuals
  6. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  7. Thymus gland: Medical dictionary
  8. Gland, thymus, Thymus gland: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (thymus gland)

noun:  (anatomy, immunology) A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes.


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