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athymy

athymy is the archaic form of athymia.

Meaning of athymia

Noun

athymia (countable and uncountable, plural athymias)

  1. The absence of emotion; morbid impassivity.
  2. The absence of the thymus gland or the suppression of its secretion.
    Synonyms:
    athymism

Questions about athymy

What is athymy the archaic form of?
Athymy is the archaic form of athymia.

Words near athymy in the dictionary

  1. athymhormia
  2. athymhormic
  3. athymia
  4. athymias
  5. athymic
  6. athymy
  7. Athyr
  8. athyreosis
  9. athyreotic
  10. athyridacean
  11. athyridaceans

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