athymia

English

Etymology

a- +‎ -thymia Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + θυμός (thumós, “heart”), meaning "without heart".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈθaɪ.mi.ə/
• Rhymes: -aɪmiə
• Hyphenation: a‧thy‧mi‧a

Noun

athymia (countable and uncountable, plural athymias)

1. (medicine) The absence of emotion; morbid impassivity.
2. (medicine) The absence of the thymus gland or the suppression of its secretion.

   Synonym: athymism

Related terms

• dysthymia

Translations

morbid impassivity

• Polish: atymia (pl) f

the absence of the thymus gland