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
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
The noninfectious inflammation of bursae and thecae usually result from contusions or strains and generally run their course without becoming infective in character, where vitality and resistance of the subject are normal.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
Internally, there existed a third set of thecae, held to have been inhabited by the budding individuals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
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
