thymus gland : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: thymus gland	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for thymus gland
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thymus gland n a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age Synonym(s): thymus gland, thymus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Thymus \[d8]Thy"mus\, a. [NL., fr. Gr. qy`mos.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the thymus gland. -- n. The thymus gland. {Thymus gland}, [or] {Thymus body}, a ductless gland in the throat, or in the neighboring region, of nearly all vertebrates. In man and other mammals it is the throat, or neck, sweetbread, which lies in the upper part of the thorax and lower part of the throat. It is largest in fetal and early life, and disappears or becomes rudimentary in the adult.