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precava

[pree-key-vuh, -kah-]

noun

plural

precavae 

  1. vena cava

  2. (in squids) either of a pair of veins that pass through the kidney to the branchial heart.

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Other Word Forms

  • precaval adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of precava1

1865–70; pre- + (vena) cava

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