Shak.
Thym"ene (?), n. (Chem.) A liquid terpene obtained from oil of thyme.
Thym"i*a*tech`ny (?), n. [Gr. &?; incense + te`chnh art.] (Med.) The
art of employing perfumes in medicine. [R.] Dunglison.
Thym"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thymus gland.
Thy"mic (?), a. (Med. Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, thyme; as,
thymic acid.
Thym"ol (?), n. [Thyme + -ol.] (Chem.) A phenol derivative of cymene,
C10H13.OH, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and
extracted as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor
and strong antiseptic properties; — called also hydroxy cymene.
||Thy"mus (?), a. [NL., fr. Gr. qy`mos.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or
||designating, the thymus gland. — n. The thymus gland.
||
Thymus gland, or Thymus body, a ductless gland in the throat, or in the
neighboring region, of nearly all vertebrates. In man and other mammals
it is the throat, or neck, sweetbread, which lies in the upper part of
the thorax and lower part of the throat. It is largest in fetal and
early life, and disappears or becomes rudimentary in the adult.
Thym"y (?), a. Abounding with thyme; fragrant; as, a thymy vale.
Akenside.
Where'er a thymy bank he found, He rolled upon the fragrant ground.
Gay.
Thy"ro- (?). A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection
with, or relation to, the thyroid body or the thyroid cartilage; as,
thyrohyal.
Thy`ro*a*ryt"e*noid (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the
thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.
Thy`ro*hy"al (?), n. (Anat.) One of the lower segments in the hyoid
arch, often consolidated with the body of the hyoid bone and forming
one of its great horns, as in man.
Thy`ro*hy"oid (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage
of the larynx and the hyoid arch.
Thy"roid (?), a. [Gr. &?; shield-shaped; &?; a large, oblong shield
(from &?; a door) + &?; form: cf. F. thyroïde, thyréoïde.] 1. Shaped
like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or
thyroid artery; thyroideal.
Thyroid cartilage. See under Larynx. - - Thyroid body, or Thyroid gland
(Anat.), a glandlike but ductless body, or pair of bodies, of unknown
function, in the floor of the mouth or the region of the larynx. In man
and most mammals it is a highly vascular organ, partly surrounding the
base of the larynx and the upper part of the trachea. — Thyroid
dislocation (Surg.), dislocation of the thigh bone into the thyroid
foramen. — Thyroid foramen, the obturator foramen.
Thy*roid"e*al (?), a. (Anat.) Thyroid.
Thy*rot"o*my (?), n. [Thyro- + Gr. &?; to cut.] (Surg.) The operation
of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.
Thyrse (thrs), n. [Cf. F. thyrse.] A thyrsus.
{ Thyr"soid (thr"soid), Thyr*soid"al (thr*soid"al), } a. [Gr. &?;; &?;
thyrsus + &?; form, shape: cf. F. thyrsoïde.] Having somewhat the form
of a thyrsus.
||Thyr"sus (?), n.; pl. Thyrsi (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;. Cf. Torso.] 1. A
||staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch
||of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute of
||Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites.
||
A good to grow on graves As twist about a thyrsus.
Mrs. Browning.
In my hand I bear The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.
Longfellow.
2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac
and horse-chestnut.
||Thy`sa*nop"ter (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Thysanoptera.
||
||Thy`sa*nop"te*ra (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &?; a fringe + &?; a
||wing.] (Zoöl.) A division of insects, considered by some writers a
||distinct order, but regarded by others as belonging to the Hemiptera.
||They are all of small size, and have narrow, broadly fringed wings
||with rudimentary nervures. Most of the species feed upon the juices
||of plants, and some, as those which attack grain, are very injurious
||to crops. Called also Physopoda. See Thrips.
||
Thy`sa*nop"ter*an (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Thysanoptera.
Thy`sa*nop"ter*ous (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Thysanoptera.
||Thys`a*nu"ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; fringe + &?; tail.]
||(Zoöl.) An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform
||caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or
||projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and
||the Collembola, or springtails. Called also Thysanoura. See Lepisma,
||and Podura.
||
Thys`a*nu"ran (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Thysanura. Also used
adjectively.
Thys`a*nu"rous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Thysanura.
Thys"be (?), n. [NL., fr. L. Thisbe maiden beloved by Pyramus, Gr.
&?;.] (Zoöl.) A common clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe).
Thy*self" (?), pron. An emphasized form of the personal pronoun of the
second person; — used as a subject commonly with thou; as, thou thyself
shalt go; that is, thou shalt go, and no other. It is sometimes used,
especially in the predicate, without thou, and in the nominative as
well as in the objective case.
Thyself shalt see the act.
Shak.
Ere I do thee, thou to thyself wast cruel.
Milton.
Ti"ar (?), n. [Cf. F. tiare. See Tiara.] A tiara. [Poetic] Milton.
Tennyson.
Ti*a"ra (?), n. [L., from Gr. &?;, &?;; of Persian origin.] 1. A form
of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the
royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while
those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over.
2. The pope's triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was
afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and
finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity.
Ti*a"raed (?), a. Adorned with, or wearing, a tiara.
Tib"-cat` (?), n. A female cat. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
||Tib"i*a (?), n.; pl. Tibiæ (#). [L.] 1. (Anat.) The inner, or
||preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind
||limb below the knee.
||
2. (Zoöl.) The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under
Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda.
3. (Antiq.) A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of
the leg bone of an animal.
Tib"i*al (?), a. [L. tibialis, fr. tibia the shin bone; also, a pipe or
flute, originally made of a bone: cf. F. tibial.] 1. Of or pertaining
to a tibia.