thymus
See also: Thymus
English
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Etymology
[edit]From New Latin thymus, from Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos, “warty excrescence, (also, as used by Galen) thymus gland”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: thīʹməs, IPA(key): /ˈθaɪ.məs/
- Rhymes: -aɪməs
Noun
[edit]thymus (plural thymuses or thymi)
- (anatomy, immunology) Ellipsis of thymus gland (“A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes.”).
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 234:
- For a very long time the role of the thymus in the body was a complete mystery.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]ductless gland located behind the breastbone
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “‖thymus” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
(ˈθaɪməs) Pl. thymi (ˈθaɪmaɪ) … a. Gr. θύμος (θῠ-)
Further reading
[edit]- “thymus”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “thymus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “thymus”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “thymus”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “thymus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “thymus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “thymus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “thymus”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos, “warty excrescence”, “thymus gland”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtʰy.mus/, [ˈt̪ʰʏmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈti.mus/, [ˈt̪iːmus]
Noun
[edit]thymus m (genitive thymī); second declension
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Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | thymus | thymī |
| genitive | thymī | thymōrum |
| dative | thymō | thymīs |
| accusative | thymum | thymōs |
| ablative | thymō | thymīs |
| vocative | thyme | thymī |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: thymus
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]thymus c
- (anatomy, immunology) thymus
- Synonym: bräss
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | thymus | thymus |
| definite | thymusen | thymusens | |
| plural | indefinite | thymusar | thymusars |
| definite | thymusarna | thymusarnas |
References
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