PRECAVA


Meaning of PRECAVA in English

— 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .