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thymectomy Surg.|θaɪˈmɛktəmɪ|
[f. as thym-us + Gr. -εκτοµια, from ἐκτοµή a cutting out.]
Excision of the thymus gland. Hence thyˈmectomize v., trans. to remove the thymus gland from.
1905Gould Dict. Med. Terms Suppl., Thymectomy. 1909Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 5), Thymectomize, Thymectomy.
1963Lancet 5 Jan. 43/1 In the adult animal, thymectomy is associated with little or no significant depression of the immune response. 1970Nature 26 Sept. 1353/1 This preliminary observation on the long term persistence of T cells has been extended by thymectomizing CBA/Lac mice.
1974R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery ii. 33 Neonatal thymectomy suppresses the immune response in experimental animals. 1976Ann. Rev. Microbiol. XXX. 584 Some adjuvants fail to work in thymectomized mice treated with antilymphocyte (anti-T) serum. |