‖n.; pl. Æcidia [ NL., dim. of Gr. &unr_; injury. ] (Bot.) A form of fruit in the cycle of development of the Rusts or Brands, an order of fungi, formerly considered independent plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ 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. 1. a genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque.
Syn. -- genus Angrecum, genus Angraecum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. See Cæcum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of or pertaining to the cæcum, or blind gut. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having the form of a cæcum, or bag with one opening; baglike; as, the cæcal extremity of a duct. [ 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 Cæciliæ or Ophimorpha. See Ophiomorpha. [ Written also cœcilian. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cæcums, L. Cæca [ L. caecus blind, invisible, concealed. ] (Anat.) (a) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct. (b) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut. [ Also spelled cecum. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ 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 Cytisus.
Syn. -- genus Chamaecytisus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. See Fecal. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs. ] Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation. [ Written also feces. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] See Fecula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. The same as Gynecian. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ L., fr. Gr. gynaikei^on women's apartments, fr. gynh` a woman. ] That part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively appropriated to women. [ Written also gyneceum, gynecium. ] Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women; same as gynecology.
Syn. -- gynecology. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. gynaikei^on the women's apartments + fe`rein to bear. ] (Zool.) A ventral canal or groove, in which the males of some diœcious trematodes carry the female. See Illust. of Hæmatozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Of or pertaining to gynecology; same as gynecological.
Syn. -- gynecologic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ 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. -- Mes`o*cae"cal a. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ NL. See Pre-, and 1st Cave. ] (Anat.) The superior vena cava. -- Præ"ca`val a. B. G. Wilder. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L., imperative of praecipere to give rules or precepts. See Precept. ] (Law) (a) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it. (b) A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖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 ]

‖n.; pl. Præcornua [ NL. See Pre-, and Cornu. ] (Anat.) The anterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. B. G. Wilder. [ 1913 Webster ]