- thymectomize
- \\thīˈmektəˌmīz\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: thymectomy + -ize: to excise the thymus of
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
thymectomize
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thymectomize — transitive verb see thymectomy … New Collegiate Dictionary
thymectomize — thy·mec·to·mize also Brit thy·mec·to·mise thī mek tə .mīz vt, mized also Brit mised; miz·ing also Brit mis·ing to subject to thymectomy <rats thymectomized at birth> * * * thy·mec·to·mize (thi mekґtə mīz) to remove the thymus… … Medical dictionary
thymectomize — thy·mec·to·mize … English syllables
thymectomy — noun (plural mies) Date: circa 1905 surgical removal of the thymus • thymectomize transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
thym- — I. combining form or thymo Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin thymum more at thyme 1. : thyme … Useful english dictionary
