See also: Thymus

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From the Modern Latin thymus, from the Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos, warty excrescence, (also, as used by Galen) thymus gland). Doublet of thymos and fume.

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thymus (plural thymuses or thymi)

  1. (anatomy, immunology) 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.
    • 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 234:
      For a very long time the role of the thymus in the body was a complete mystery.

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From Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos, warty excrescence”, “thymus gland).

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thymus m (genitive thymī); second declension

  1. (medicine) A type of wart

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative thymus thymī
Genitive thymī thymōrum
Dative thymō thymīs
Accusative thymum thymōs
Ablative thymō thymīs
Vocative thyme thymī

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thymus c

  1. (anatomy, immunology) thymus

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Declension of thymus 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative thymus thymusen thymusar thymusarna
Genitive thymus thymusens thymusars thymusarnas

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