면역 체계의 주요 림프 기관으로, 가슴 앞부분에 위치하며 T세포의 성숙과 분화를 담당함.
A specialized primary lymphoid organ of the immune system located in the upper chest where T cells mature and differentiate.
예문:
"The thymus is essential for the development of adaptive immunity in infants."
"After puberty, the thymus undergoes a process of involution and decreases in size."
"Doctors examined the patient's thymus to rule out any abnormalities in T-cell production."