athymia

English

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈθaɪ.mi.ə/
  • Rhymes: -aɪmiə
  • Hyphenation: a·thy·mi·a

Noun

athymia (plural athymias)

  1. (medicine) The absence of emotion; morbid impassivity.
  2. (medicine) The absence of the thymus gland or the suppression of its secretion.
    Synonym: athymism
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