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precava
[ pree-key-vuh, -kah- ]
noun
, plural pre·ca·vae [pree-, key, -vee, -, kah, -vahy].
- vena cava
- (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·caval adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of precava1
1865–70; pre- + (vena) cava
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