nuciform
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of nuciform
Example Sentences
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Cutler himself worked hard at anatomy to find something fresh to operate on; and at last he got hold of something he calls the nuciform sac, which he's made quite the fashion.
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Your nuciform sac is full of decaying matter—undigested food and waste products—rank ptomaines.
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I believe you have no nuciform sac.
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The nuciform sac is utter nonsense: theres no such organ.
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In short, it's clear to me that he's suffering from an obscure form of blood-poisoning, which is almost certainly due to an accumulation of ptomaines in the nuciform sac.
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