Thymus

/ˈθaɪ.məs/

Synonyms for "thymus" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
thymus glandgland

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
immune organ

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
lymphoid glandprimary lymphoid organthymi

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

5 entries
ductless glandendocrineendocrine glandglandorgan

More specific

2 entries
thymic cortexthymic medulla

Collocations

6 entries
cervical thymusthymus developmentthymus functionthymus glandthymus sizethymus tissue

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The thymus gland is in the chest between the lungs.

Source: tatoeba (12473901)

For a very long time the role of the thymus in the body was a complete mystery.

Source: wiktionary

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