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thymus gland
Overview of noun thymus-gland
The noun thymus gland has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. thymus gland, thymus -- (a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thymus-gland
1 sense of thymus gland
Sense 1
thymus gland, thymus
=> endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland
=> gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter
=> organ
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun thymus-gland
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thymus-gland
1 sense of thymus gland
Sense 1
thymus gland, thymus
=> endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland
Antonyms of noun thymus-gland
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Part Holonyms of noun thymus-gland
1 sense of thymus gland
Sense 1
thymus gland, thymus
PART OF: neck, cervix
PART OF: immune system
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Meronyms of noun thymus-gland
Holonyms of noun thymus-gland
1 sense of thymus gland
Sense 1
thymus gland, thymus
PART OF: neck, cervix
PART OF: immune system
Attributes of noun thymus-gland
Derived Forms of noun thymus-gland
Domain of noun thymus-gland
Domain Terms of noun thymus-gland
Familiarity of noun thymus-gland
thymus gland used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun thymus-gland
1 sense of thymus gland
Sense 1
thymus gland, thymus
> endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland
=> thyroid gland, thyroid
=> parathyroid gland, parathyroid
=> adrenal gland, adrenal, suprarenal gland
=> prostate gland, prostate
=> thymus gland, thymus
=> pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis
=> anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis
=> pars distilis, pars anterior
=> pars intermedia
=> posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa
=> pineal gland, pineal body, epiphysis cerebri, epiphysis
=> islands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans
=> adrenal cortex
=> adrenal medulla
=> corpus luteum
=> gonad, sex gland
Meronyms of noun thymus-gland
1 sense of thymus gland
Sense 1
thymus gland, thymus
=> endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland
=> gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter
HAS PART: acinus
=> organ
HAS PART: lobe
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun thymus-gland
1 sense of thymus gland
Sense 1
thymus gland, thymus
PART OF: neck, cervix
PART OF: body, organic structure, physical structure
PART OF: immune system
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