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Descriptor English: | Thymus Gland | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Timo
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Timo | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Thymus (glande) | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Glande thymique |
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Tree number(s): |
A10.549.750 A15.382.520.604.750 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013950 | ||||||
Scope note: | A single, unpaired primary lymphoid organ situated in the MEDIASTINUM, extending superiorly into the neck to the lower edge of the THYROID GLAND and inferiorly to the fourth costal cartilage. It is necessary for normal development of immunologic function early in life. By puberty, it begins to involute and much of the tissue is replaced by fat. |
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Annotation: | diseases: coordinate IM with LYMPHATIC DISEASES (IM); / surg: probably THYMECTOMY; agenesis, aplasia, dysplasia = DIGEORGE SYNDROME; cyst = THYMIC CYST see MEDIASTINAL CYST; THYMOCYTES is available |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB malformations AH anatomie et histologie BS vascularisation CH composition chimique CY cytologie DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques DG imagerie diagnostique EM embryologie EN enzymologie GD croissance et développement IM immunologie IN traumatismes IR innervation ME métabolisme MI microbiologie PA anatomopathologie PH physiologie PP physiopathologie PS parasitologie RE effets des radiations SU chirurgie TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virologie |
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Related: |
Bourse de Fabricius
MeSH Thymectomie MeSH | ||||||
DeCS ID: | 14338 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D013950 | ||||||
NLM Classification: | WK 400 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2011/06/24 |
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Thymus (glande)
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Concept UI |
M0021468 |
Preferred term | Thymus (glande) |
Entry term(s) |
Glande thymique |
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