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- noun Plural form of
theca .
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Examples
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Again, ferns are superior to mosses in this, that in many cases the male influence is exerted directly on the parts that become the thecae, which is not the case in mosses.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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While drainage of distended thecae and bursae by means of openings made with hot irons was practiced by the
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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Direct injury such as blows may be the cause of synovial distension of thecae and the affection is to be seen in all horses that have done much fast work on hard road surfaces or pavements.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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Inflammation of bursae and thecae may be classified on a chronological basis with propriety because the duration of such affections, in many cases, materially modifies the result.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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In the consideration of group causes, lameness may be said to originate from affections of bones, ligaments, thecae and bursae, muscles and tendons, nerves, lymph vessels and glands, and blood vessels, and may also result from an involvement of one or several of the aforementioned tissues, caused by rheumatism.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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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_.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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No one can look at a young pinnula at this epoch and observe the evident capitation of each ramentum, the inflexion of its apex, so that the head is brought into contact with the frond, without suspecting that they have the same relation of _cause_ to the appearance subsequently of the thecae or capsules.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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In a general way, inflammation and other affections of bursae and thecae are considered very similar to like affections of joints.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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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.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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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.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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