thymic

adjective

thy·​mic ˈthī-mik 

: of or relating to the thymus

Examples of thymic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In fall 2013, she was diagnosed with thymic carcinoma, a rare, aggressive cancer. — Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2019

Both work by inhibiting the thymic stromal lymphopoietin, or TSLP, which is over-expressed by people with asthma and causes airway inflammation. — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 24 Oct. 2023

And now two different studies published in the journal Nature — one connecting the long-term health of adults with their thymic health and the other analyzing cancer therapy outcomes and thymic health — point to the thymus playing an important role in wellness. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 May 2026

While still in office and serving as chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee in 2019, Cummings died of complications from a rare form of cancer called thymic carcinoma. — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for thymic

• gimmick
• mimic
• bulimic
• metonymic
• patronymic

Medical Definition

thymic

adjective

thy·​mic ˈthī-mik 

: of or relating to the thymus

a thymic tumor