precavae

precavae
n. superior vena cava, large vein which carries blood from the upper section of the body (head, neck, thorax and armst) to the right atrium of heart (Medicine); any one of a pair of veins passing through the kidney to the branchial heart in squids

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • precava — precaval, adj. /pree kay veuh, kah /, n., pl. precavae / kay vee, kah vuy/. 1. See under vena cava. 2. (in squids) either of a pair of veins that pass through the kidney to the branchial heart. [1865 70; PRE + (VENA) CAVA] * * * …   Universalium

  • precava — [prē kā′və] n. pl. precavae [prē kā′vē] [ PRE + (VENA) CAVA] the superior vena cava of four limbed vertebrates precaval adj …   English World dictionary

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