thymic

¹

[ tahy-mik; spelling pronunciation thahy-mik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or derived from thyme.

thymic

²

[ thahy-mik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the thymus.

ˈthymic

/ ˈθaɪmɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the thymus

Word History and Origins

Origin of thymic¹

First recorded in 1865–70; thyme + -ic

Origin of thymic²

First recorded in 1650–60; thym(us) + -ic

Example Sentences

In 2012, her father was diagnosed with thymic cancer.

From Los Angeles Times

By contrast, the ageing thymus does not seem to benefit from parabiosis; however, the injection of young epithelial cells enabled thymic regrowth88.

From Nature

AhR, aryl hydrocarbon receptor; AMPs, antimicrobial proteins; LT, lymphotoxin; TSLP, thymic stromal lymphopoietin.

From Nature

AhR, aryl hydrocarbon receptor; AMPs, antimicrobial proteins; LT, lymphotoxin; TSLP, thymic stromal lymphopoietin.

From Nature

Adrien Negro, a 32-year-old patient with metastatic thymic cancer, a cancer of the thymus gland in the chest that was causing pain in his shoulder, says that when Dr. Kamdar asked him to participate in a study of the app, he was intrigued.

From Wall Street Journal