See Also: epitheca(medicine)

delation (iou) and epitheca (medicine)


delation (iou)



delation noun. arch. M16.
[Latin delatio(n-), from delat-: see DELATE, -ATION.]
The action of informing against someone; (an) accusation, (a) denunciation, criminal information. M16.
Conveyance (to a place); transmission. L16-E17.
Handing down, transference. L17-L19.

epitheca (medicine)


epitheca
<zoology> A continuous and, usually, structureless layer which covers more or less of the exterior of many corals.

Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Upon + a case, box, fr. To place.

Source: Websters Dictionary