thymus

From the Modern Latin thymus, from the Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos, “warty excrescence, (also, as used by Galen) thymus gland”).

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: thīʹməs, IPA^(key): /ˈθaɪməs/
• Rhymes: -aɪməs

thymus (plural thymi)

1. (anatomy, immunology) 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.

Contrary to its English pronunciation, the υ in the Ancient Greek etymon θύμος (thúmos) (whence the y in thymus) is short, implying the pronunciation thĭʹməs.

• thymectomy

• sweetbreads

• “‖thymus” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]
    (ˈθaɪməs) Pl. thymi (ˈθaɪmaɪ) … a. Gr. θύμος (θῠ-)

• mythus

From Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos, “warty excrescence”, “thymus gland”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰy.mus/, [ˈtʰʏ.mʊs]

thymus m (genitive thymī); second declension

1. (medicine) A type of wart

Second declension.

• thymium
• thymōsus
• thymum

thymus c

1. (anatomy, immunology) thymus

• bräss