athymia /athym·ia/ (ah-thīm´e-ah)
athymia [ah-thi´me-ah]
1. dementia.
2. absence of functioning thymus tissue.
a·thy·mi·a ( -th  m -)n. 1. The absence of emotion; morbid impassivity. 2. The absence of the thymus gland or the suppression of its secretion. Also called athymism. |
athymia [ah-thi´me-ah]
1. absence of functioning thymus tissue.
2. lack of feeling and emotion, as found in depression and other mental disorders.
athymia
absence of functioning thymus tissue. See also nude mouse.
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