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thymic

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

adjective

  1. pertaining to or derived from thyme.

thymic 2 American  
[thahy-mik] / ˈθaɪ mɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the thymus.

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

Example Sentences

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"We're engineering the body to mimic thymic factor secretion."

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

This process is called thymic involution, and it reduces the body's ability to produce new T cells.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

The potential is there for using thymic transplants from younger donors to keep thymic output of naïve T cells high.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

It is also known that thymic involution can be altered by hormone levels.

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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