thymus

Summary

thymus is a gland type^[1]. thymus ranks in the top 6% of gland_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,913 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• thymus's instance of is recorded as gland type^[3].
• thymus's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity^[4].
• thymus is a type of lymphoid tissue^[5].
• thymus is a type of corticomedullary organ^[6].
• thymus is a type of particular anatomical entity^[7].
• thymus's Commons category is recorded as Thymus (organ)^[8].
• thymus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thymus^[9].
• thymus's anatomical location is recorded as cavity of bony thorax^[10].
• thymus's Commons gallery is recorded as Thymus (organ)^[11].
• thymus's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)^[12].
• thymus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• thymus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• thymus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• thymus's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12433^[16].
• thymus's lymphatic drainage is recorded as Tracheobronchial lymph nodes^[17].
• thymus's development of anatomical structure is recorded as thymus development^[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include gland type^[3] and class of anatomical entity^[4]. Recorded subclass of include lymphoid tissue^[5], corticomedullary organ^[6], and particular anatomical entity^[7].

Influence

Things named for thymus include T-lymphocytes^[19], a cell type^[20].

Why It Matters

thymus ranks in the top 6% of gland_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,913 views/month).^[2] thymus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] thymus is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for thymus include T-lymphocytes^[19], a cell type^[20].