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Definition of Thymosin

1. Noun. Hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue.

Definition of Thymosin

1. a hormone secreted by the thymus [n -S]

Medical Definition of Thymosin

1. Peptide (28 amino acids) that restores aspects of immune function in vivo and in vitro. Possibly a thymic hormone. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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