thymus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- thīʹməs (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈθaɪ.məs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From New Latin thymus, from Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos, “warty excrescence, (also, as used by Galen) thymus gland”).
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of thymus gland (“A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes.”).
alt of thymus gland
For a very long time the role of the thymus in the body was a complete mystery.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 234:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thymuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| thymi | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
thymectomy · thymoma · intrathymus · thymic · thymine
Relateds
thyme · sweetbreads · enthymeme
Translations (43)
cs brzlík (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · hu csecsemőmirigy (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · kmr tîmus (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · ug تۆش بېزى (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · el θύμος (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · fa تیموس (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · vi tuyến ức (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · fi kateenkorva (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · ga faireog thímis (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · pl grasica (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · fa آویشنک (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · nl zwezerik (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · es timo (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · sv thymus (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · cmn 胸腺 (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · az çəngələbənzər vəzi (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · nl thymus (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · wa timusse (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · ja 胸腺 (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · ru ти́мус (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · kmr rijênê tîmus (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · ca tim (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · nb brissel (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · it timo (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · tr timus (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · de Bries (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · sv tymus (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · ko 흉선 (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · de Thymus (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · ca timus (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · hy ուրցագեղձ (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · kk айырша без (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · ga tímeas (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · fr thymus (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · pt timo (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · izh syänkorva (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · az timus (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · ru ви́лочковая железа́ (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · ar غُدَّة صَعْتَرِيَّة (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · ml തൈമസ് (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · ar غُدَّة زَعْتَرِيَّة (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · sv bräss (ductless gland located behind the breastbone) · ckb تایمۆس (ductless gland located behind the breastbone)