thymic

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thy·mic 1

 (tī′mĭk, thī′-)
adj.
Of or relating to thyme.

thy·mic 2

 (thī′mĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to the thymus: thymic epithelium.
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thymic

(ˈθaɪmɪk)
adj
(Anatomy) of or relating to the thymus
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thym•ic

(ˈθaɪ mɪk)

adj.
of or pertaining to the thymus.
[1650–60]
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Thymic corpuscles could be observed in the medulla.
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Paul Kohnen (1964, (17)), in a study of thymic corpuscles in guinea pig suggested that the central core of Hassall's corpuscle consists of reticular cells with lamellation.
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