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precava

[ pree-key-vuh, -kah- ]

noun

, plural pre·ca·vae [pree-, key, -vee, -, kah, -vahy].
  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 Words From

  • pre·caval adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of precava1

1865–70; pre- + (vena) cava

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