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Meaning of "thymus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THYMUS

From New Latin, from Greek thumos sweetbread.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THYMUS

thymus  [ˈθaɪməs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THYMUS

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Thymus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THYMUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thymus

The thymus is a specialized organ of the immune system. Within the thymus, T-cells, critical to the adaptive immune system, mature. Each T cell attacks a foreign substance which it identifies with its receptor. T cells have receptors which are generated by randomly shuffling gene segments. Each T cell attacks a different antigen. T cells that attack the body's own proteins are eliminated in the thymus. Thymic epithelial cells express major proteins from elsewhere in the body. First, T cells undergo "Positive Selection" whereby the cell comes in contact with self-MHC expressed by thymic epithelial cells; those with no interaction are destroyed. Second, the T cell undergoes "Negative Selection" by interacting with thymic dendritic cell whereby T cells with high affinity interaction are eliminated through apoptosis, and those with intermediate affinity survive. The thymus is composed of two identical lobes and is located anatomically in the anterior superior mediastinum, in front of the heart and behind the sternum. Histologically, each lobe of the thymus can be divided into a central medulla and a peripheral cortex which is surrounded by an outer capsule.

Definition of thymus in the English dictionary

The definition of thymus in the dictionary is a glandular organ of vertebrates, consisting in man of two lobes situated below the thyroid. In early life it produces lymphocytes and is thought to influence certain immunological responses. It atrophies with age and is almost nonexistent in the adult.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THYMUS


animus
ˈænɪməs
anonymous
əˈnɒnɪməs
blasphemous
ˈblæsfɪməs
bulimus
bjuːˈlaɪməs
chymous
ˈkaɪməs
cymous
ˈsaɪməs
eponymous
ɪˈpɒnɪməs
famous
ˈfeɪməs
Hieronymus
ˌhaɪəˈrɒnɪməs
limous
ˈlaɪməs
maximus
ˈmæksɪməs
Mimas
ˈmaɪməs
minimus
ˈmɪnɪməs
primus
ˈpraɪməs
pseudonymous
sjuːˈdɒnɪməs
squamous
ˈskweɪməs
synonymous
sɪˈnɒnɪməs
timeous
ˈtaɪməs
unanimous
juːˈnænɪməs
world-famous
ˌwɜːldˈfeɪməs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THYMUS

thyme
thymectomies
thymectomise
thymectomize
thymectomy
thymelaeaceous
thymey
thymi
thymic
thymidine
thymidine monophosphate
thymidylic
thymidylic acid
thymine
thymocyte
thymol
thymosin
thymy
thyratron
thyristor

WORDS THAT END LIKE THYMUS

Camus
Erasmus
euonymus
evonymus
ginglymus
gluteus maximus
hippopotamus
hummus
humus
hypothalamus
isthmus
litmus
marasmus
Nicodemus
Nostradamus
Polyphemus
Remus
rhythmus
strabismus
thalamus

Synonyms and antonyms of thymus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thymus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THYMUS

Find out the translation of thymus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thymus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thymus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胸腺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

timo
570 millions of speakers

English

thymus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थाइमस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغدة الصعترية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тимус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

timo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

থাইমাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thymus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Timus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Thymusdrüse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

胸腺
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흉선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Timus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tuyến ức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தைமஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थिअमस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

timüs
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

timo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grasicy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тимус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

timus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θύμος αδένας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

thymus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tymus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thymus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thymus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THYMUS»

The term «thymus» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.103 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THYMUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thymus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THYMUS»

Discover the use of thymus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thymus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Thyme: The Genus Thymus
This comprehensive volume covers all aspects of the biology, cultivation, pharmacology, chemistry and industrial processing of the genus Thymus.
Elisabeth Stahl-Biskup, Francisco Saez, 2003
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Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of the Lung, Pleura, ...
This book is an authoritative, concise reference on the histological and genetic typing of tumors of the lung, pleura, thymus and heart.
William D. Travis, 2004
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The Thymus Gland: Diagnosis and Surgical Management
This book, written by selected experts, provides an up-to-date and concise review of the thymus gland for both the surgeon and the physician.
Kyriakos Anastasiadis, Chandi Ratnatunga, 2007
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The Thymus in Immunotoxicology
The effects of trauma are also considered. Part two covers a subject of topical importance: an update on procedures for vascular transplantation of the thymus.
Marion D. Kendall, Mary A. Ritter, 1991
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Thymus Gland Pathology: Clinical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic ...
The thymus is a lymphoepithelial organ, whose function was long obscure. It is now well established that it is one of the primary central lymphoid organs, the other being the red bone marrow, from which it receives T-lymphocyte precursors .
Corrado Lavini, Cesar A. Moran, Uliano Morandi, 2009
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Pathology of the Thymus and Mediastinum
Providing information on mediastinal disorders, this text is a practical and clinically useful source in the field of pathology.
Michael J. Kornstein, Georgean G. DeBlois, 1995
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Epithelial Tumors of the Thymus: Pathology, Biology, Treatment
Proceedings of the First Conference on the Biological and Clinical Aspects of Thymic Epithelial Tumors held in Würzburg, Germany, April 14-18, 1996
Alexander Marx, Hans Konrad Müller-Hermelink, 1997
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Immunoregulatory Role of Thymus
This important new text covers a wide area of thymology in both the theoretical and practical aspects.
Marek P. Dabrowski, B. Dabrowska-Bernstein, 1989
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Histological typing of tumours of the thymus
The classification represents an effort to bring together the variety of ways thymic epithelial neoplasms have been classified.
Juan Rosai, L. H. Sobin, 1999
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Thymus Involvement in Immunity and Disease
also influence the capacity of lymphoid cells to proliferate in the adult thymus after transplantation was suggested by the occurrence of acute and severe rejection phenomenon with virtually no latent period (3, 7). Fetal allogenic thymus grafts ...
‎1973

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THYMUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thymus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Controversies concerning thymus-derived regulatory T cells …
Thymus-derived regulatory T cells (Tregs) are considered to be a distinct T-cell lineage that is genetically programmed and specialised for immunosuppression. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Researchers find importance of regulatory T-cells generated early in …
(MedicalXpress)—Originating in the thymus, the autoimmune regulator (Aire) protein controls a key mechanism that prevents the immune system from attacking ... «Medical Xpress, Mar 15»
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Thymic HIV-2 Infection Uncovers Posttranscriptional Control of Viral …
Here we investigated HIV-2 infection of the human thymus, the primary organ for T-cell production. Human thymic tissue and suspensions of total or purified CD4 ... «Journal of Virology, Jan 15»
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Gulch of affection the gully of fumigation. Sweet-throated
Thymus the shrinking mass in aid of breath and exhalation [Cooper]. Thymus the mystery organ [Galen]. Organ of vicarious respiration [Meckel]. Protective ... «The New Yorker, Oct 14»
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Lab Created Thymus Gland is First Completely Functional Man …
Growing entire replacement organs from scratch is one of the “holy grails” of medicine, and scientists from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have for the ... «Medgadget.com, Sep 14»
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Scientists grow fully-functioning organ inside a mouse from scratch
The University of Edinburgh team produced the artificial thymus gland using a ... These were then mixed with other thymus cells and transplanted into living mice ... «Gizmag, Sep 14»
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Scientists create first living organ, functional thymus in an animal
The researchers made a thymus by taking cells, identified as fibroblasts, from the embryo of a mouse and directly reprogrammed them into a totally unrelated ... «Tech Times, Aug 14»
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First living organ built inside an animal offers hope on transplants
Induced thymic epithelial cells (iTEC) transplanted onto a mouse kidney form an organised and functional mini-thymus (right, kidney cells in pink, thymus cells in ... «Canada.com, Aug 14»
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Fully Functional Thymus Grown In Mouse
The thymus started out as part of a mouse embryo—a fibroblast, which researchers manipulated in the lab to form thymus cells. When those cells were placed in ... «Smithsonian, Aug 14»
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The Evolution of the Immune System: Ancient Gene Creates Fish …
Scientists may have just managed to re-activate the expression of an ancient gene that causes animals to develop a fish-like thymus. The findings reveal a bit ... «Science World Report, Aug 14»

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