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单词 thymocyte
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Definition of thymocyte in English:

thymocyte

noun ˈθʌɪmə(ʊ)sʌɪtˈTHīməˌsīt
Physiology
  • A lymphocyte within the thymus gland.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The systemic immune effects include increased apoptosis of thymocytes, decreased macrophage phagocytosis, thymic atrophy and diminished allograft rejection.
    • All the three proteoglycans stimulated mice thymocyte and splenocyte proliferation and elevated cell cytotoxicity.
    • In this system, viruses replicate faster, achieve higher titres, and deplete thymocytes better than their unmutated counterparts.
    • The effect of thymic peptide on the functions of tissue macrophages, tumor-associated macrophages, and tumor-induced apoptosis of thymocytes was studied.
    • Double positive thymocytes and natural killer cell systems have recently been reported that also only exhibit segregation.

Origin

1920s: from thymus + -cyte.

 
 

Definition of thymocyte in US English:

thymocyte

nounˈTHīməˌsīt
Physiology
  • A lymphocyte within the thymus gland.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The effect of thymic peptide on the functions of tissue macrophages, tumor-associated macrophages, and tumor-induced apoptosis of thymocytes was studied.
    • The systemic immune effects include increased apoptosis of thymocytes, decreased macrophage phagocytosis, thymic atrophy and diminished allograft rejection.
    • In this system, viruses replicate faster, achieve higher titres, and deplete thymocytes better than their unmutated counterparts.
    • All the three proteoglycans stimulated mice thymocyte and splenocyte proliferation and elevated cell cytotoxicity.
    • Double positive thymocytes and natural killer cell systems have recently been reported that also only exhibit segregation.

Origin

1920s: from thymus + -cyte.

 
 
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