thymic

¹ American  

[tahy-mik, thahy-mik] / ˈtaɪ mɪk, ˈθaɪ mɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to or derived from thyme.

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thymic ² American  

[thahy-mik] / ˈθaɪ mɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the thymus.

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thymic British  

/ ˈθaɪmɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the thymus

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Etymology

Origin of thymic¹

First recorded in 1865–70; thyme + -ic

Origin of thymic²

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

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Example Sentences

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thymic

"Our findings suggest thymic health deserves much more attention and may open new avenues for understanding how to protect the immune system as we age."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

The research team is continuing to explore other influences on thymic health.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

From those measurements, they created a "thymic health" score.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

There is evidence that the thymic microenvironment, so vital to the development of naïve T cells, loses thymic epithelial cells according to the decreasing expression of the FOXN1 gene with age.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Microscopically they consist of solid masses of epithelioid cells with numerous blood-vessels between, while, embedded in their periphery, are often found masses of thymic tissue including the concentric corpuscles of Hassall.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

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