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thymic /thy·mic/ (thi´mik) pertaining to the thymus.
thy·mic (thmk)
adj.
Of or relating to the thymus.
thymic
[thī′mik]
pertaining to the thymus gland.
thymic [thi´mik]
pertaining to the thymus.
thymic
pertaining to the thymus.
thymic bovine leukosis
see thymic lymphoma.
thymic corpuscles
acidophilic bodies in the thymic medulla containing high concentrations of IgA.
thymic humoral factor
see thymosin.
thymic hypoplasia
is the central lesion in combined immune deficiency syndrome of Arab foals and inherited parakeratosis of cattle, both inherited diseases.
thymic inflammation
see thymitis.
inherited thymic deficiency
see thymic hypoplasia (above).
thymic lymphocyte
see T lymphocyte.
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