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synonyms for thymus

  • brains
  • chitlins
  • chitterlings
  • giblets
  • gizzard
  • heart
  • kidneys
  • liver
  • marrow
  • mountain oyster
  • pancreas
  • prairie oyster
  • stomach
  • sweetbread
  • tongue
  • tripe
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to thymus, such as: brains, chitlins, chitterlings, giblets, gizzard, and heart.
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How to use thymus in a sentence

Previous studies in rodents that cut their calories by nearly half resulted in better function of their thymus and immune T cells, as well as a drop in the molecules that promote inflammation.
FIRST CONTROLLED HUMAN TRIAL SHOWS CUTTING CALORIES IMPROVES HEALTH, LONGEVITYSHELLY FANFEBRUARY 22, 2022SINGULARITY HUB 
Without cutting calories, the rodents had less aging-associated inflammation and a more efficient thymus—an organ that makes immune cells—and metabolism compared to similarly-aged peers.
FIRST CONTROLLED HUMAN TRIAL SHOWS CUTTING CALORIES IMPROVES HEALTH, LONGEVITYSHELLY FANFEBRUARY 22, 2022SINGULARITY HUB 
Al’s early work demonstrated that the thymus plays a major role, and later studies in his lab found that the T cells’ ability to recognize the body’s own cells is acquired rather than genetically predetermined.
FOR THIS MIT COUPLE, CANCER RESEARCH IS THE FAMILY BUSINESSPETER DUNNOCTOBER 27, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
The pig’s thymus gland, which can help educate the immune system to recognize the kidney as part of the body, was also transplanted with the organ to improve its chances of acceptance, Montgomery said.
WHAT DOES THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL TEST OF A PIG-TO-HUMAN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT MEAN?JONATHAN LAMBERTOCTOBER 22, 2021SCIENCE NEWS
The thymus gland attains a considerable development in the embryo and shrinks away to the merest vestige in the adult.
MAN AND HIS ANCESTORCHARLES MORRIS
Owen says that the thymus appears in vertebrates with the establishment of the lung as the main or exclusive respiratory organ.
MAN AND HIS ANCESTORCHARLES MORRIS
The enlargement or persistence of the thymus can be better recognised, and doctors now seldom fail to notice it.
ESSAYS IN PASTORAL MEDICINEAUSTIN MALLEY
It is nearly always accompanied by a distinct hypertrophy of the thymus gland.
ESSAYS IN PASTORAL MEDICINEAUSTIN MALLEY
The thymus gland, which lies near the heart and is often called the heart sweetbread, is the best one.
WOMAN'S INSTITUTE LIBRARY OF COOKERY, VOL. 3WOMAN'S INSTITUTE OF DOMESTIC ARTS AND SCIENCES
The thymus and thyroid glands and the pancreas are included under the term sweetbreads.
WOMAN'S INSTITUTE LIBRARY OF COOKERY, VOL. 3WOMAN'S INSTITUTE OF DOMESTIC ARTS AND SCIENCES
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WORDS RELATED TO THYMUS

  • brains
  • chitlins
  • chitterlings
  • giblets
  • gizzard
  • heart
  • kidneys
  • liver
  • marrow
  • mountain oyster
  • pancreas
  • prairie oyster
  • stomach
  • sweetbread
  • thymus
  • tongue
  • tripe
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.