THYMOSIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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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