thymic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈθaɪmɪk/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English thyme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English thymic From thyme + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to the thymus gland
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.
1988 April 23, Lori Kenschaft, “Zinc Deficiency Linked To AIDS, ARC”, in Gay Community News, page 2:
- (not-comparable) Derived from thymol
Deriveds
lipothymic · parathymic · euthymic · intrathymical · thymic alymphoplasia · alexithymic · extrathymically · prethymically · intrathymically · athymic · normothymic · cyclothymic · perithymic · schizothymic · thymic vein · intrathymic · leipothymic · nonthymic · prethymic · thymically · dysthymic · thymic corpuscle · hyperthymic · extrathymic