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I think you might mean there "was" an organ there! The thymus (the favourite organ of a friend of mine) is quite unusual, being replaced by regular boring fatt

I think you might mean there "was" an organ there! The thymus (the favourite organ of a friend of mine) is quite unusual, being replaced by regular boring fatty tissue after childhood.

tim333 6y ago
...gradually replaced by fatty tissue. Nevertheless, some T cell development continues throughout adult life. (wikipedia)