Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thymus_gland

1 sense of thymus gland

Sense 1
thymus gland, thymus -- (a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age)
       => endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland -- (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)