thymic
/ˈθaɪmɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to the thymus gland
Example Sentences
- "Zinc deficiency may contribute to immune suppression suppression in people who have AIDS and ARC, report researchers who have found thymic hormone failure and zinc deficiency in seven people with AIDS and seven with ARC."
Etymology
Etymology tree English thyme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English thymic From thyme + -ic.
Derived Forms
Phrases
thymic alymphoplasia
thymic corpuscle
thymic vein