Medical Definition of Thymic aplasia

1. A lack of T lymphocytes, due to failure of the thymus to develop, resulting in very reduced cell-mediated immunity though serum immunoglobulin levels may be normal. See: DiGeorge syndrome. Origin: Gr. Plassein = to form This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thymic Aplasia

thymectomizes
thymectomizing
thymectomy
thymelcosis
thymelike
thymene
thymes
thymey
thymi
thymiatechny
thymic
thymic acid
thymic agenesis
thymic alymphoplasia
thymic aplasia (current term)
thymic arteries
thymic branches of internal thoracic artery
thymic corpuscle
thymic hormone
thymic hypoplasia
thymic lymphopoietic factor
thymic veins
thymically
thymicolymphatic
thymidine
thymidine-diphospho-4-keto-6-deoxyglucose epimerase
thymidine 5'-diphosphate
thymidine 5'-monophosphate
thymidine 5'-triphosphate

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