来自拉丁语 thymus,来自希腊语 thymos,疣子状瘤，古希腊著名医生 Galan 借用该词用以指胸 腺，词源同 thymon,百里香。可能因其形如百里香花苞而得名。
英文词源
thymus (n.)
gland near the base of the neck, 1690s, Modern Latin, from Greek thymos "a warty excrescence," used of the gland by Galen, literally "thyme," probably so called because of a fancied resemblance to a bud of thyme (see thyme). Related: Thymic.
双语例句
1. The function of the thymus was unknown until relatively recently.
直到不久以前,人们对胸腺的功能尚不明了.
来自辞典例句
2. In children under the age of two years the thymus often obscures the upper cardvovascular borders.
两岁以下的儿童胸腺常常遮盖上部分心血管边缘.
来自辞典例句
3. Conclusion: Polygala fallax Hemsl has effects on increasing avoirdupois of thymus gland.
结论: 黄花倒水莲提取物能增加小鼠的体重和胸腺的重量.
来自互联网
4. The innervation of rat thymus was observed by silver stain method.
采用改良的银染色法观察了大鼠胸腺神经纤维的分布.
来自互联网
5. Results: Angelica can decrease the brain cell apoptosis and increase thymus index.