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thymic
adjective
anatomy specializeduk /ˈθaɪ.mɪk/ us /ˈθaɪ.mɪk/
relating to the thymus(= a small gland in the chest that helps build the immune system, especially in young people):
Two-thirds of these patients were found to have thymic abnormalities.
Possible signs of thymic carcinoma include a cough and chest pain.
After puberty, the ratio of thymic weight to body weight decreases with age.
Altered cellular immune response resulting from zinc deficiency leads to decreased thymic hormone activity.
The most characteristic structures in the thymus are the thymic corpuscles.
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