precava

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prē kā′və, -kä′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pre•ca•va  (prē kā′və, -kä′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ca•vae 
    (-kā′vē, -kä′vī).USA pronunciation 
  1. AnatomySee under vena cava. 
  2. Anatomy, Invertebrates(in squids) either of a pair of veins that pass through the kidney to the branchial heart.
  • pre- + (vena) cava 1865–70
pre•ca′val, adj. 

'precava' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
vena cava - superior vena cava

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