thymic

English

Etymology

From thyme +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪmɪk

Adjective

thymic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the thymus gland
   • 1988 April 23, Lori Kenschaft, “Zinc Deficiency Linked To AIDS, ARC”, in Gay Community News, page 2:

     Zinc deficiency may contribute to immune suppression suppression in people who have AIDS and ARC, report researchers who have found thymic hormone failure and zinc deficiency in seven people with AIDS and seven with ARC.

2. (organic chemistry) Derived from thymol

Derived terms

• alexithymic
• athymic
• cyclothymic
• dysthymic
• euthymic
• extrathymic
• extrathymically
• hyperthymic
• intrathymic
• intrathymical
• intrathymically
• leipothymic
• lipothymic
• nonthymic
• parathymic
• perithymic
• prethymic
• prethymically
• schizothymic
• thymically
• thymic alymphoplasia
• thymic corpuscle
• thymic vein

 

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