See Also: praecava(medicine)

fust (iou) and praecava (medicine)


fust (iou)



fust verb intrans. L16.
[from FUST noun1. Cf. FOIST verb2.]
Become mouldy or stale-smelling. Now chiefly fig.
A. S. Byatt Frederica's determination to..not sit in a house and let her talents..fust in her unused.

praecava (medicine)


praecava
<anatomy> The superior vena cava. Prae"caval.

Origin: NL. See Pre-, and 1st Cave.

Source: Websters Dictionary