Term Name:	thymus corticomedullary boundary
Synonyms:	thymic cortico-medullary boundary, thymic corticomedullary boundary, thymic corticomedullary junction, thymic corticomedullary zone, thymus CMZ, thymus cortico-medullary boundary, thymus corticomedullary junction, thymus corticomedullary zone
Definition:	The dense region demarcating the thymus medulla from the surrounding cortex that is characterized by numerous blood vessels (predominantly arterioles) with some perivascular connective tissue, mature and immature T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, variable numbers of perivascular B-lymphocytes and plasma cells; site of entry of bone marrow stem cells and exit of mature, functional T cells
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0003988]