Term: | thymus primordium epithelium |
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Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
Name: | thymus primordium |
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Synonyms: | thymic rudiment |
Definition: | A small outgrowth of the pharyngeal epithelium that is the site of lymphocyte cell production. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001077] |
Name: | epithelium |
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Definition: | Portion of tissue, that consists of one or more layers of epithelial cells connected to each other by cell junctions and which is underlain by a basal lamina. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001486] |