來自拉丁語 thymus,來自希臘語 thymos,疣子狀瘤，古希臘著名醫生 Galan 借用該詞用以指胸 腺，詞源同 thymon,百里香。可能因其形如百里香花苞而得名。
英文詞源
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.
雙語例句
1. The function of the thymus was unknown until relatively recently.
直到不久以前,人們對胸腺的功能尚不明了.
來自辭典例句
2. In children under the age of two years the thymus often obscures the upper cardvovascular borders.
兩歲以下的兒童胸腺常常遮蓋上部分心血管邊緣.
來自辭典例句
3. Conclusion: Polygala fallax Hemsl has effects on increasing avoirdupois of thymus gland.
結論: 黃花倒水蓮提取物能增加小鼠的體重和胸腺的重量.
來自互聯網
4. The innervation of rat thymus was observed by silver stain method.
采用改良的銀染色法觀察了大鼠胸腺神經纖維的分布.
來自互聯網
5. Results: Angelica can decrease the brain cell apoptosis and increase thymus index.