perithymic

English

Etymology

From peri- +‎ thymic.

Adjective

perithymic (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Surrounding the thymus
   • 2015 October 29, “Lipid-Laden Multilocular Cells in the Aging Thymus Are Phenotypically Heterogeneous”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In this context, we have previously shown the presence of LLMC in the perithymic adipose tissue and capsular region, as well as inside the thymic parenchyma, expressing the CCR5 chemokine receptor [18 ].