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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰewh₂-}}
{{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰewh₂-}}
From the Modern {{der|en|la|thymus}}, from the {{der|en|grc|θύμος||warty excrescence, (also, as used by {{w|Galen}}) thymus gland}}. {{doublet|en|thymos|fume}}.
From {{der|en|NL.|thymus}}, from {{der|en|grc|θύμος||warty excrescence, (also, as used by {{w|Galen}}) thymus gland}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|RP}} {{enPR|thīʹməs}}, {{IPA|en|/ˈθaɪməs/}}
* {{enPR|thīʹməs|a=RP}}, {{IPA|en|/ˈθaɪ.məs/}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪməs|s=2}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪməs|s=2}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{en-noun|thymi}}
{{en-noun|+|thymi}}


# {{lb|en|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 [[lymphocyte]]s.
# {{lb|en|anatomy|immunology}} {{ellipsis of|en|thymus gland|t=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 [[lymphocyte]]s.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2019|author=[[w:Bill Bryson|Bill Bryson]]|title=The Body: A Guide for Occupants|publisher=Black Swan (2020)|page=234|passage=For a very long time the role of the '''thymus''' in the body was a complete mystery.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2019|author=w:Bill Bryson|title=The Body: A Guide for Occupants|publisher=Black Swan (2020)|page=234|passage=For a very long time the role of the '''thymus''' in the body was a complete mystery.}}


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|thymectomy}}
{{der2|en
|{{l|en|thymic}}
|{{l|en|thymectomy}}}}


====Related terms====
====Related terms====
* {{l|en|enthymeme}}
{{rel2|en
||{{l|en|thyme}}
|{{l|en|enthymeme}}}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|ductless gland located behind the breastbone}}
{{trans-top|ductless gland located behind the breastbone}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|غُدَّة زَعْتَرِيَّة|f|tr=ḡudda zaʕtariyya}}, {{t|ar|غُدَّة صَعْتَرِيَّة|f|tr=ḡudda ṣaʕtariyya}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|timus}}, {{t|az|çəngələbənzər vəzi}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|timus}}, {{t|az|çəngələbənzər vəzi}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|tim|m}}, {{t|ca|timus|m}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|tim|m}}, {{t|ca|timus|m}}
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* French: {{t+|fr|thymus|m}}
* French: {{t+|fr|thymus|m}}
* German: {{t|de|Thymus|m}}, {{t+|de|Bries|n}}
* German: {{t|de|Thymus|m}}, {{t+|de|Bries|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|θύμος|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|csecsemőmirigy}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|csecsemőmirigy}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|syänkorva}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|syänkorva}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|faireog thímis|f}}, {{t|ga|tímeas|m}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|faireog thímis|f}}, {{t|ga|tímeas|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|timo|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|timo|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|胸腺|tr=きょうせん, kyōsen}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|胸腺|tr=きょうせん, kyōsen}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|айырша без}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|айырша без}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|흉선}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|흉선}}
* Kurdish:
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t|kmr|rijênê tîmus|m}}, {{t|kmr|tîmus|f}}
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t|kmr|rijênê tîmus|m}}, {{t|kmr|tîmus|f}}
* Malayalam: {{t|ml|തൈമസ് }}
* Malayalam: {{t|ml|തൈമസ്}}
* Norwegian:
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|brissel|m}}
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|brissel|m}}
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* Turkish: {{t|tr|timus}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|timus}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|tuyến ức}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|tuyến ức}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|timusse|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
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===References===
===References===
* “<span class="plainlinks">[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50252345 ‖thymus]</span>” listed in the ''[[w:Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary]]'' [2<sup>nd</sup> Ed.; 1989]<br/>  {{IPAfont|(ˈθaɪməs)}} Pl. '''thymi''' {{IPAfont|(ˈθaɪmaɪ)}} … a. Gr. {{lang|grc|θύμος}} ({{lang|grc|θῠ-}})
* “<span class="plainlinks">[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50252345 ‖thymus]</span>” listed in the ''[[w:Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary]]'' [2<sup>nd</sup> Ed.; 1989]<br/>  {{IPAfont|(ˈθaɪməs)}} Pl. '''thymi''' {{IPAfont|(ˈθaɪmaɪ)}} … a. Gr. {{lang|grc|θύμος}} ({{lang|grc|θῠ-}})

===Further reading===
* {{R:AHD}}
* {{R:Century 1911}}
* {{R:Collins}}
* {{R:Dictionary.com}}
* {{R:Lexico}}
* {{R:MWO}}
* {{R:OneLook}}
* {{R:Etymonline}}


===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===
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{{la-noun|thymus<2>}}
{{la-noun|thymus<2>}}


# {{label|la|medicine}} A [[type]] of [[wart]]
# {{lb|la|medicine}} A [[type]] of [[wart]] {{rfq|la}}
# {{lb|la|botany}} [[thyme]]
#* {{Q|la|Vergil|Aeneid|I|436|quote={{nb...}}, redolentque '''thymo''' fragrantia mella.|t={{nb...}}, and the fragrant honey spreads back in the air its odour of '''thyme'''.}}
# {{lb|la|anatomy|New Latin}} {{l|en|thymus}}


====Declension====
====Declension====
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* {{l|la|thymōsus}}
* {{l|la|thymōsus}}
* {{l|la|thymum}}
* {{l|la|thymum}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|thymus|bor=1}}


==Swedish==
==Swedish==
{{wikipedia|lang=sv}}


===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|sv|tymus}}
* {{alt|sv|tymus}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{sv-noun|c}}
{{sv-noun|c}}


# {{lb|sv|anatomy|immunology}} [[#English|thymus]]
# {{lb|sv|anatomy|immunology}} {{l|en|thymus}}
#: {{syn|sv|bräss}}


====Declension====
====Declension====
{{sv-infl-noun-c-ar|genitive=}}
{{sv-infl-noun-c-ar}}


====Synonyms====
===References===
* {{l|sv|bräss}}
* {{R:svenska.se|so}}
* {{R:svenska.se|saol}}
* {{R:svenska.se|saob}}
* [https://mesh.kib.ki.se/term/D013950/thymus-gland Svensk MeSH]

Latest revision as of 07:19, 8 September 2024

See also: Thymus

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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thymus (plural thymuses or thymi)

  1. (anatomy, immunology) Ellipsis of thymus gland (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.).
    • 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 234:
      For a very long time the role of the thymus in the body was a complete mystery.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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thymus m (genitive thymī); second declension

  1. (medicine) A type of wart
This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes then please add them!
  1. (botany) thyme
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid I.436:
       [], redolentque thymo fragrantia mella.
       [], and the fragrant honey spreads back in the air its odour of thyme.
  2. (anatomy, New Latin) thymus

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative thymus thymī
Genitive thymī thymōrum
Dative thymō thymīs
Accusative thymum thymōs
Ablative thymō thymīs
Vocative thyme thymī
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Descendants

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  • English: thymus

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Alternative forms

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Noun

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thymus c

  1. (anatomy, immunology) thymus
    Synonym: bräss

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