thymic selection

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A process occurring in infancy in the thymus where T-cells are 'educated' to recognize self, with any T-cells that fail to recognize self being eliminated.

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A process occurring in infancy in the thymus where T-cells are 'educated' to recognize self, with any T-cells that fail to recognize self being eliminated.