† precordiacn.
Anatomy. Obsolete. rare.
A precordial organ. Cf. precordial n.
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precordial?a1425
praecordia1582
precordium1658
precordiac1671
1671 J. Blagrave Astrol. Pract. Physick 83 Proceeding from obstructions and distempers of the precordiacks and arteries.
1796 Ball's Astrolo-physical Compend. (new ed.) ii. 104 The party is molested with continual fevers, often sighings, pains under the breasts, extension of the precordiacks, and heart-strings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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