Celiac gland
celiac gland n.
Any of the various nodes situated along the celiac trunk that receive lymphatic drainage from the stomach, duodenum, pancreas, spleen, and biliary tract.
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- Celibacy
abstention from sexual relations. abstention by vow from marriage: the celibacy of priests. the state of being unmarried. Contemporary Examples Historical Examples n. 1660s, formed in English, with -cy + Latin caelibatus “state of being unmarried,” from caelebs “unmarried,” probably from PIE root *kaiwelo- “alone” + lib(h)s- “living.”
- Celibate
a person who abstains from sexual relations. a person who remains unmarried, especially for religious reasons. observing or pertaining to sexual abstention or a religious vow not to marry. not married. Contemporary Examples Historical Examples noun a person who is unmarried, esp one who has taken a religious vow of chastity adjective unmarried, esp by […]