Medical Terminology / Unit 8 MedTerm 0485 short lesson, about 20 seconds
thym/o: Thymus
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The idea
The combining form thym slash o names the thymus, the gland in which certain immune cells mature.
In practice
Thymectomy is surgical removal of the thymus.
Where people slip
Thym slash o also names the mind in a small number of older terms.
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