Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the thymus gland: as, the thymic vein.
  • Noting an acid, a colorless compound, C16H25O12N3P2, obtained by the action of water on thymus-nucleic acid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thymus gland.
  • adjective (Med. Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, thyme.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of, or relating to the herb thyme
  • adjective of, or relating to the thymus gland

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  • The signaling molecule, called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), is key to the development of allergic diseases such as food allergy.

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  • The signaling molecule, called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), is key to the development of allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis (eczema), and food allergy.

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  • One of the genes in this region encodes a protein called thymic stromal lymphopoietin

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  • The signaling molecule, called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), is key to the development of allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis (eczema) and food allergy.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • The signaling molecule, called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), is key to the development of allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis (eczema), and food allergy.

    innovations-report 2010

  • The signaling molecule, called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), is key to the development of allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis (eczema) and food allergy.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • Fritz, a Wever resident who was known through the area as an enthusiastic gearhead, died almost one year ago at age 20 due to a rare type of cancer known as thymic neurodocrine carcinoma.

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  • (a medical condition known as thymic GVHD [tGVHD]) contributes to the deficit in T cell immunity.

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  • T-cell homeostasis in humans with thymic hypoplasia due to chromosome 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome.

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