thymocyte

thymocyte
A cell that develops in the thymus, seemingly from a stem cell of bone marrow and of fetal liver, and is the precursor of the thymus-derived lymphocyte (T lymphocyte) that effects cell-mediated (delayed type) sensitivity. [thymus + G. kytos, cell]

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thy·mo·cyte 'thī-mə-.sīt n a cell of the thymus esp a thymic lymphocyte

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n.
a lymphocyte within the thymus.

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thy·mo·cyte (thiґmo-sīt) [thymo-1 + -cyte] a lymphocyte found in the thymus; about 10 per cent are mature T cells, and the rest are immature precursors in various stages of maturation.

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