Medical Definition of Thymic corpuscle

1. Small spherical bodies of keratinised and usually squamous epithelial cells arranged in a concentric pattern around clusters of degenerating lymphocytes, eosinophils, and macrophages; found in the medulla of the lobules of the thymus. Synonym: Hassall's bodies, Hassall's concentric corpuscle, Virchow-Hassall bodies. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thymic Corpuscle

thyme camphor
thyme oil
thymi
thymiatechny
thymic
thymic
thymicolymphatic
thymic abscesses
thymic acid
thymic acid
thymic agenesis
thymic alymphoplasia
thymic aplasia
thymic arteries
thymic branches of internal thoracic artery
thymic corpuscle (current term)
thymic hormone
thymic hypoplasia
thymic lymphopoietic factor
thymic veins
thymidine
thymidine
thymidine-diphospho-4-keto-6-deoxyglucose epimerase
thymidines
thymidine 5'-diphosphate
thymidine 5'-monophosphate
thymidine 5'-triphosphate
thymidine kinase
thymidine monophosphate
thymidine permease

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