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THYMOSIN

Dictionary entry overview: What does thymosin mean?

• THYMOSIN (noun)
The noun THYMOSIN has 1 sense:

1. hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue

Familiarity information: THYMOSIN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• THYMOSIN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("thymosin" is a kind of...):

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

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