precaval

Variant of precava

precava definition

pre·cava (prē kā′və)

noun pl. precavae -·vae (-vē)

the superior vena cava of four-limbed vertebrates

Etymology: pre- + (vena) cava

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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