Translingual

Thymus praecox

Proper noun

Thymus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae - thyme.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Eulophidae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Lamiaceae - family; Nepetoideae - subfamily; Mentheae - tribe
• (genus in Eulophidae): Insecta - class; Dicondylia - clade; Pterygota - subclass; Metapterygota - clade; Neoptera - infraclass; Eumetabola, Endopterygota - clades; Hymenopterida - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Chalcidoidea - superfamily; Eulophidae - family; Tetrastichinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus in Lamiaceae): Thymus vulgaris - type species; Thymus praecox - selected species. For other species see Thymus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• (genus in Eulophidae): For species see Thymus (Eulophidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

Noun

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.

Usage notes

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.

Translations

Derived terms

• thymectomy

See also

• sweetbreads

References

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

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

thymus m ‎(genitive thymī); second declension

1. (medicine) A type of wart

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

• thymium
• thymōsus
• thymum

Swedish

Noun

thymus c

1. (anatomy, immunology) thymus

Declension

Synonyms

• bräss