timus

timus, priželjc

a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age [brezvodna žlezasta organ, ki se nahaja v predelu vratu in proizvaja limfocite ter pomaga pri proizvodnji imunosti; s staranjem atrofira]



Vir: Open Slovene WordNet 1.0 - Institut Jožef Stefan

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