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Athymic: Lacking a thymus gland.
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Medical Dictionary athy·mic definition Pronunciation: /(ˈ)Ä-ˈthÄ«-mik/ Function: adj : lacking a thymus
(Humans with mutations in FOXN1 also are athymic and immune deficient.) Mice with a targeted deletion in the FOXN1 ("knockout" mice) also show the "nude" phenotype.
Definition of ATHYMIC: lacking a thymus
The Athymic Animal & Xenograft Core Facility provides facilities for breeding and housing of athymic nude mice (NCRnu/nu) and rats, and other immunodeficient mice.