- t. cordis SYN: pericardium.
- t. externa SYN: tunica externa thecae folliculi.
- t. folliculi the wall of a vesicular ovarian follicle. SEE ALSO: tunica externa, tunica interna thecae folliculi.
- t. interna SYN: tunica interna thecae folliculi.
- t. vertebralis SYN: spinal dura mater.
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the·ca 'thē-kə n, pl the·cae 'thē-.sē, -.kē an enveloping case or sheath (as the theca folliculi) of an anatomical part
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n.
a sheathlike surrounding tissue. For example, the theca folliculi is the outer wall of a Graafian follicle.
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the·ca (theґkə) pl. theґcae [L., from Gr. thēkē case] an enclosing case or sheath, as of an ovarian follicle or tendon. thecal adjMedical dictionary. 2011.