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ˈθaɪ məsthy·mus
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Thymus, genus Thymusnoun
large genus of Old World mints: thyme
Synonyms:
genus Thymus, thymus glandthymus gland, thymusnoun
a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age
Synonyms:
genus Thymus, thymus gland
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Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
thymus
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Thymus gland
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It's the idea that the thymus is growing up in the same environment as the new transplanted organ is what allows it to recognize it as' self.' If you just use the thymus and didn't culture it, you already have cells that would start to reject.
That's one of the things we're looking at in the laboratory, as well as to find out what is our suitable donor age. We believe it's probably going to be somewhere in early adulthood to where you would still have a viable thymus for transplant purposes.
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