thymus
See also: Thymus
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Modern Latin thymus, from the Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos, “warty excrescence, (also, as used by Galen) thymus gland”). Doublet of thymos and fume.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: thīʹməs, IPA(key): /ˈθaɪməs/
- Rhymes: -aɪməs
Noun edit
thymus (plural thymuses or thymi)
- (anatomy, immunology) A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 234:
- For a very long time the role of the thymus in the body was a complete mystery.
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Translations edit
ductless gland located behind the breastbone
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References edit
- “‖thymus” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
(ˈθaɪməs) Pl. thymi (ˈθaɪmaɪ) … a. Gr. θύμος (θῠ-)
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos, “warty excrescence”, “thymus gland”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʰy.mus/, [ˈt̪ʰʏmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈti.mus/, [ˈt̪iːmus]
Noun edit
thymus m (genitive thymī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | thymus | thymī |
Genitive | thymī | thymōrum |
Dative | thymō | thymīs |
Accusative | thymum | thymōs |
Ablative | thymō | thymīs |
Vocative | thyme | thymī |
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Noun edit
thymus c
Declension edit
Declension of thymus | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | thymus | thymusen | thymusar | thymusarna |
Genitive | thymus | thymusens | thymusars | thymusarnas |