Thymocytes
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| Term | Thymocytes |
| Short definition | Thymocytes - (pronounced) (THY-moh page) A type of white blood cell. Thymocytes are part of the immune system and develop from stem cells in the bone marrow. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Thymocytes - (pronounced) (THY-moh page) A type of white blood cell. Thymocytes are part of the immune system and develop from stem cells in the bone marrow. They help protect the body from infection and may help fight cancer. Also called T cell and T lymphocyte
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