praecava

English

Alternative forms

• precava

Etymology

From prae- +‎ cava.

Noun

praecava (plural praecavae)

1. (anatomy, obsolete) The superior vena cava.

Related terms

• praecaval

References

• “praecava”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.