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THECA
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Irregular inflected form: thecae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("theca" is a kind of...):
case; sheath (an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule
Synonyms:
sac; theca
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("theca" is a kind of...):
cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)
Context examples:
One of the major hormones theca cells produce is androgen, which is widely thought of as a male hormone.
(Study solves ovarian cell mystery, shedding new light on reproductive disorders, NIH)
The team uncovered the molecular signaling system that enables theca cells to make androgen.
(Study solves ovarian cell mystery, shedding new light on reproductive disorders, NIH)
The crosstalk between the egg, granulosa cells, and theca cells was an unexpected finding, but one that may provide insight into how ovarian disorders arise.
(Study solves ovarian cell mystery, shedding new light on reproductive disorders, NIH)
The ovarian follicle is the basic functional unit of the ovary, which contains the egg surrounded by two distinct cell types, known as granulosa cells and theca cells.
(Study solves ovarian cell mystery, shedding new light on reproductive disorders, NIH)
Using a technique called lineage tracing, scientists determined that theca cells in mice come from both inside and outside the ovary, from embryonic tissue called mesenchyme.
(Study solves ovarian cell mystery, shedding new light on reproductive disorders, NIH)
