athymia
English
editEtymology
edita- + -thymia Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + θυμός (thumós, “heart”), meaning "without heart".
Pronunciation
editNoun
editathymia (countable and uncountable, plural athymias)
- (medicine) The absence of emotion; morbid impassivity.
- (medicine) The absence of the thymus gland or the suppression of its secretion.
- Synonym: athymism
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editTranslations
editthe absence of the thymus gland
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