thymic

¹ American  

[thahy-mik] / ˈθaɪ mɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the thymus.

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thymic ² American  

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

adjective

1. pertaining to or derived from thyme.

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ˈthymic British  

/ ˈθaɪmɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the thymus

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Etymology

Origin of thymic¹

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

Origin of thymic¹

First recorded in 1865–70; thyme + -ic

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily

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

From Science Daily

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