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
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