Definitions of thymus
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a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with agesynonyms: thymus glandtype of:ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine glandany of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
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