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Thymus gland: See: Thymus.
Anatomy and Physiology. The thymus gland is a pink-grey organ that lies underneath the top of the breast bone. In animals it is known as the sweetbreads.
The thymus gland is most prominent during early life. In many laboratory species of mammals and in humans it reaches its greatest relative weight at the time of birth, but ...
thymus gland , mass of glandular tissue located in the neck or chest of most vertebrate animals. In humans, the thymus is a soft, flattened,...
This article discusses the bodily organ. For the herb genus Thymus, see Thyme. In zoology, the thymus is an organ located in the upper chest (thorax) or neck of all extant ...
The thymus gland is a gland in the upper chest cavity that processes lymphocytes. As a person ages, the thymus gland greatly...