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athymia

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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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