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thymocyte

thymocyte noun: a lymphocyte, produced in the thymus, that develops into a T cell.

Noun

thymocyte (plural thymocytes)

  1. a lymphocyte, produced in the thymus, that develops into a T cell

Forms of thymocyte

pluralthymocytes

Origin of thymocyte

From thymo- + -cyte.

Words formed from thymocyte

Questions about thymocyte

What does thymocyte mean?
Thymocyte means a lymphocyte, produced in the thymus, that develops into a T cell.
What part of speech is thymocyte?
Thymocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of thymocyte?
The plural of thymocyte is thymocytes.

Words near thymocyte in the dictionary

  1. thymineless
  2. thyminelessness
  3. thymines
  4. thymitis
  5. thymo-
  6. thymocyte
  7. thymocytes
  8. thymocytic
  9. thymocytically
  10. thymoglobulin
  11. thymohydroquinone

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