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thy·mic 1

 (tī′mĭk, thī′-)
adj.
Of or relating to thyme.

thy·mic 2

 (thī′mĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to the thymus: thymic epithelium.
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thymic

(ˈθaɪmɪk)
adj
(Anatomy) of or relating to the thymus
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thym•ic

(ˈθaɪ mɪk)

adj.
of or pertaining to the thymus.
[1650–60]
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The technique uses structures called artificial thymic organoids, which work by mimicking the environment of the thymus, the organ in which T cells develop from blood stem cells.
The research showed that the artificial thymic organoids can efficiently make mature T cells from both kinds of pluripotent stem cells used in research: embryonic stem cells, which originate from donated embryos, and induced pluripotent stem cells, which are created by reprogramming adult skin or blood cells back to an embryonic-like state.
One of the remaining challenges is that the T cells created using the artificial thymic organoids have additional molecules on their surface that are not matched to each individual patient.
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