See Also: exclave(medicine)
exclave(dictionary)
sithe(1)(dictionary)
sithe(2)(dictionary)
sithe(3)(dictionary)
sithe(4)(dictionary)

sithe(4) (iou) and exclave (medicine)


sithe(4) (iou)



sithe verb2 trans. obsolete exc. Scot. & dial. LME.
[Prob. var. of SIEVE verb.]
Strain; pass through a sieve.

exclave (medicine)


exclave


An outlying, detached portion of a gland or Other part, such as the thyroid or pancreas; an accessory gland.

Origin: L. Ex, out, + -clave (in enclave)