Term: thymus primordium epithelium
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Name: thymus primordium
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
Synonyms:
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]