athymia

English

Etymology

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)

(medicine) The absence of emotion; morbid impassivity.
(medicine) The absence of the thymus gland or the suppression of its secretion.
Synonym: athymism

Related terms

dysthymia

Translations

morbid impassivity

Polish: atymia (pl) f

the absence of the thymus gland

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