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precava

American

[pree-key-vuh, -kah-] / priˈkeɪ və, -ˈkɑ- /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

precaval

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

precavae

plural

Etymology

Origin of precava

1865–70; pre- + (vena) cava

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