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parathymic

parathymic adjective: beyond the thymis gland, but especially originating from the epithelial cells of the thymus.

Adjective

parathymic (not comparable)

  1. Beyond the thymis gland, but especially originating from the epithelial cells of the thymus

Origin of parathymic

From para- + thymic.

Questions about parathymic

What does parathymic mean?
Parathymic means beyond the thymis gland, but especially originating from the epithelial cells of the thymus.
What part of speech is parathymic?
Parathymic is an adjective.

Words near parathymic in the dictionary

  1. parathlete
  2. parathletes
  3. parathletics
  4. parathormone
  5. parathormones
  6. parathymic
  7. parathyrin
  8. parathyroid
  9. parathyroid gland
  10. parathyroid glands
  11. parathyroid hormone

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