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‖ [ L., Greek white. ] Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
‖n. pl. See Cæcum. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L. caecias, Gr. &unr_;. ] A wind from the northeast. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. caecus blind. So named from the supposed blindness of the species, the eyes being very minute. ] (Zool.) A limbless amphibian belonging to the order
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☞ The cæcum is comparatively small in man, and ends in a slender portion, the vermiform appendix; but in herbivorous mammals it is often as large as the rest of the large intestine. In fishes there are often numerous intestinal cæca. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a genus of small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; -- often used especially for those formerly included in genus
a. See Fecal. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs. ] Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation.
‖n. [ L. ] See Fecula. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. The same as Gynecian. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women; same as gynecology.
n. [ Gr.
[ L. hæcce this. ] (Logic) Literally, this-ness. A scholastic term to express individuality or singleness; as, this book. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Ileum + cæcal. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum and cæcum. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. (Anat.) [ NL. See Meso-, and Caecum. ] The fold of peritoneum attached to the caecum. --
‖n. [ NL. See Pre-, and 1st Cave. ] (Anat.) The superior vena cava. --
n. [ L., imperative of praecipere to give rules or precepts. See Precept. ] (Law)
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Precocious. ] (Zool.) A division of birds including those whose young are able to run about when first hatched. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Præcoces. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ L. praecognitus, p. p. of praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition. ] This previously known, or which should be known in order to understand something else. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. præ + commissure. ] (Anat.) A transverse commissure in the anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain; the anterior cerebral commissure. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Anat.) See Precoracoid. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., fr. prae before + cor, cordis, the heart. ] (Anat.) The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Same as Precordial. [ 1913 Webster ]
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