A prefix. See Pre-. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. See Pre-, and 1st Cave. ] (Anat.) The superior vena cava. --
n. [ L., imperative of praecipere to give rules or precepts. See Precept. ] (Law)
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Precocious. ] (Zool.) A division of birds including those whose young are able to run about when first hatched. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Præcoces. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ L. praecognitus, p. p. of praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition. ] This previously known, or which should be known in order to understand something else. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. præ + commissure. ] (Anat.) A transverse commissure in the anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain; the anterior cerebral commissure. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Anat.) See Precoracoid. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., fr. prae before + cor, cordis, the heart. ] (Anat.) The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Same as Precordial. [ 1913 Webster ]