| praecoces | <ornithology> A division of birds including those whose young are able to run about when first hatched. Origin: NL. See Precocious. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| praecocial | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the Praecoces. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| praecommissure | <anatomy> A transverse commissure in the anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain; the anterior cerebral commissure. Origin: Pref. Prae + commissure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| praecoracoid | <anatomy> See Precoracoid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| praecordia | <anatomy> The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium. Origin: L, fr. Prae = before + cor, cordis, the heart. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| praecordial | <anatomy> Same as Precordial. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| praecornu | Origin: NL. See Pre-, and Cornu. <anatomy> The anterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| praemorse | Appearing bitten off at the end. (09 Oct 1997) |
| praenares | <anatomy> The anterior nares. See Nares. Origin: NL. See Pre-, Nares. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| praenasal | <anatomy> Same as Prenasal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| praeoperculum | <anatomy> Same as Preoperculum. Praeoper"cular. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| praeterist | See Preterist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| praetexta | Origin: L. (sc. Toga), fr. Praetextus, p. P. Of praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae = before + texere to weave. A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| praetores | <zoology> A division of butterflies including the satyrs. Origin: NL. See Pretor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| praezygapophysis | <anatomy> Same as Prezygapophysis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |