| 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] |