theca
noun
a case or receptacle.
thecae
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pluralof theca.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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However, in general practice a classification on an etiological basis is probably more practical and we shall consider inflammation of bursae and thecae as infectious and noninfectious.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
The average horse that has been subjected to hard service on pavements or hard roads at fast work suffers synovial distension of bursae, thecae or of joint capsules.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
Finally, in the latest family, the Monograptidae, the branches are theoretically reduced to one, the polypary is uniserial throughout, and all the thecae are directed outwards and upwards.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
This is the rachis—and down here below this, is the rhizoma; and the little seed places that come on the back of the frond, are thecae.
From The Old Helmet, Volume I by Susan Warner
In a general way, inflammation and other affections of bursae and thecae are considered very similar to like affections of joints.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
