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Definition of Spica
1. Noun. The brightest star in Virgo.
Definition of Spica
1. n. A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; -- so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley.
Definition of Spica
1. Proper noun. (star) A binary star in the constellation Virgo; alpha (?) Virginis. ¹
2. Noun. A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spica
1. an ear of grain [n -CAE or -CAS] : SPICATE, SPICATED [adj]
Medical Definition of Spica
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Origin: L, an ear, as of corn.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Spica
Literary usage of Spica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Bandaging, Including Adhesive and Plaster-of-paris Dressings by Eldridge Lyon Eliason (1914)
"spica of the Thumb (Descending) 13 20. 21. Spiral Reverse of the Upper Extremity
14 22. ... spica of the Shoulder 17 24. spica Loops of the Shoulder :/ 25. ..."
2. The Friendly Stars by Martha Evans Martin (1907)
"spica ANOTHER bright star, and one that /"\ comes into view not long after ...
spica rises a very little south of the exact eastern point on the horizon and ..."
3. Icones Plantarum: Or Figures, with Brief Descriptive Characters and Remarks by William Jackson Hooker (1879)
"81 tarnen in spica multo minus ... 410, spica anguste cylindracea breviter villosa,
... spica anguste cylindracea, 1-1^-rarius 2 poll, longa, ..."
4. The Immediate care of the injured by Albert Sidney Morrow (1912)
"spica of the thigh. pass around the crest of the ilium (Fig. 91). ... Double spica
of the Thigh.—Use a roller three inches wide and ten yards long. ..."
5. A Natural History of British Grasses by Edward Joseph Lowe (1864)
"spica-venti—Wavy spike. THIS beautiful Grass is by no means a common species,
although it has been procured in the counties of Kent, Surrey, Middlesex, ..."
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