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thymuses

  • plural
    of thymus.
    thymus
    noun
    a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.

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The results showed that patients with healthier thymuses tended to respond better to treatment.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

Two new studies found that adults with healthier thymuses were more likely to live longer and less likely to develop serious diseases.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

To cross-check his findings, Dr. Miller took some newborn mice, removed their thymuses, and a week later grafted in new thymuses from mice of a different strain.

From Time Magazine Archive

From some newborn mice he cut out the pinhead-size thymuses.

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