| 释义 |
athymia athymia [ah-thi´me-ah] 1. absence of functioning thymus tissue.2. lack of feeling and emotion, as found in depression and other mental disorders.a·thy·mi·a (ă-thī'mē-ă), 1. Absence of affect or emotivity; morbid impassivity. 2. Congenital absence of the thymus, often with associated immunodeficiency. Synonym(s): athymism [G. a- priv. + thymos, mind, also thymus] athymia Psychiatry
An older term which has been variously used for a disparate range of conditions:
(1) Dementia;
(2) Emotionlessness;
(3) Fainting;
(4) Melancholia, major depressive disorder—recurrent (DSM-IV);
(5) Unconsciousness.
Surgery
(1) Thymic aplasia; absence of thymus.
(2) Status post-thymectomy.a·thy·mi·a (ā-thī'mē-ă) 1. psychology Absence of affect or emotion; morbid impassivity. 2. Congenital absence of the thymus, often with associated immunodeficiency.
Synonym(s): athymism. [G. a- priv. + thymos, mind, also thymus] |