| 释义 |
thymocyte Histology.|ˈθaɪməʊsaɪt|
[f. thymus + -o + -cyte.]
A lymphocyte-like cell derived from the thymus gland; a T-lymphocyte.
1929E. S. Schafer Essent. Histol. (ed. 12) xxii. 265 Besides lymphocyte-like cells (thymocytes) it [sc. the thymus] contains peculiar granular cells. 1976Nature 13 May 139/1 Differentiation of T cells is generally depicted as involving transformation of prethymic cells to immunoincompetent thymocytes, which themselves are precursors of functionally mature, immunocompetent T cells. |