Medical term:

Prince

prin·ceps

, pl.

(prin'seps, -si-pēz),

Principal; in anatomy, term used to distinguish the largest and most important of several arteries.

[L. chief, fr. primus, first, + capio, to take, choose]

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, pl. principes (prin'seps, -si-pēz)

Principal. anatomy Term used to distinguish the largest or most important of several arteries.

[L. chief, fr. primus, first, + capio, to take, choose]

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(prĭn′sĕps) [L., chief]

1. Original; first.

2. The name of certain arteries (e.g., princeps cervicis).

3. Chief, principal.

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