Etymology

thymus

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New Latin thymus ← Ancient Greek θύμος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθύμος“warty excrescence, (also, as used by Galen) thymus gland”
  2. New Latin · derived fromthymus
  3. English todaythymus

From New Latin thymus, from Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos, “warty excrescence, (also, as used by Galen) thymus gland”).

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