thymus

timys

thymi

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Definition of thymus - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

cuisine

Rare

partie du veau ou de l'agneau que l'on mange

Rare

Le chef prépare un thymus de veau aux champignons.

ris

médical

TECH.

organe du corps qui aide à défendre contre les maladies

TECH.

Le thymus est important pour le système immunitaire des enfants.

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Origin of thymus

latin, thymus (glande)

Terms with thymus included in their meaning

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lymphocyte T

immunité

cellule immunitaire qui mature dans le thymus et combat les infections

ris d'agneau

abat

thymus de l'agneau utilisé en cuisine

thymique

adj.

médical

qui se rapporte au thymus, organe du système immunitaire

ris

abats

thymus de veau ou agneau utilisé en cuisine

athymique

adj.

thymus

qui a un thymus très petit ou absent

thymectomie

chirurgie

opération pour enlever le thymus de manière chirurgicale

thymocyte

biologie

cellule immunitaire qui se développe dans le thymus

thymodépendant

adj.

immunologie

qui dépend du thymus pour son développement ou sa fonction

Examples of thymus in a sentence

Elle a commandé du thymus au restaurant gastronomique.
Le thymus rétrécit après la puberté chez l’humain.
Des chercheurs étudient le rôle du thymus dans l’immunité.

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English:sweetbread, thymus, ...
German:Bries, Thymus, ...
Italian:animella, ...
Spanish:molleja, ...
Portuguese:moleja, ...
Chinese:胸腺, 胸腺组织, ...
Japanese:リードヴォー, 胸腺, ...
Arabic:غدة التوتة, التيموس, ...
Hebrew:בְּלוּטַת הַתִּימוּס, ...
Russian:телячья железа, вилочковая железа, ...
Ukrainian:теляча залоза, тимус, ...
Catalan:lleterola, timus, ...
Danish:brisler, thymus, ...
Dutch:thymus, ...
Greek:θύμος, αμυγδαλής, ...
Khmer:ក្រពេញទីមុស, ទីមុស, ...
Korean:스위트브레드, ...
Polish:grasica, ...
Portuguese (BR):timo, glândula do timo, ...
Romanian:timus, glandă timus, ...
Swedish:bräss, thymus, ...
Thai:ตับอ่อน, ...
Turkish:badem, timus, ...
Vietnamese:tuyến ức, ...

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Definition of thymus - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Origin of thymus

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