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Thymitis

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• Thymo-

  thymo- or thymi- or thym- pref. Thymus: thymokinetic.

• Thymocyte

  noun, Immunology. 1. a cell that develops in the thymus and is the precursor of T cells. noun 1. a lymphocyte found in the thymus thymocyte thy·mo·cyte (thī’mə-sīt’) n. A lymphocyte that develops in the thymus and is the precursor of a T cell.

• Thymokinetic

  thymokinetic thy·mo·ki·net·ic (thī’mō-kĭ-nět’ĭk, -kī-) adj. Activating the thymus gland.

• Thymol

  noun, Chemistry, Pharmacology. 1. a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 10 H 14 O, having a pungent, aromatic taste and odor, obtained from the oil distilled from thyme or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, embalming, preserving biological specimens, and in medicine as a fungicide and antiseptic. noun 1. a white crystalline substance with […]

• Thymoma

  thymoma thy·mo·ma (thī-mō’mə) n. A usually benign tumor of the thymus.

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