athymia

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ -thymia. Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + θυμός (thumós, “heart”), meaning "without heart".

Pronunciation

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

Noun

athymia (countable and uncountable, 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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