athymia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The absence of emotion; morbid impassivity.
  2. The absence of the thymus gland or the suppression of its secretion.

Pronunciation

/əˈθaɪ.mi.ə/

Word forms

athymia athymias

Etymology

From a- + -thymia. Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + θυμός (thumós, “heart”), meaning "without heart".

Synonyms

athymism

Related words

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