Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antithymocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tithy-mo-cyte
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That counters the production of thymocytes

Example Sentences

"Conditioning therapy with fludarabine, busulfan, and antithymocyte globulin were initiated for 6 days and intravenous tacrolimus (Prograf, Astellas Pharma, Tokyo, Japan) was started 1 day before allogeneic bone marrow transplantation at a dose of 0.03 mg/kg over 24-hour continuous infusion."

Etymology

From anti- + thymocyte.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Questions

What does antithymocyte mean?: That counters the production of thymocytes
Where does antithymocyte come from?: From anti- + thymocyte.

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