Defn: Pert; petulant; forward; saucy. [R.] Barrow.
PROCACITY
Pro*cac"i*ty n. Etym: [L. procacitas.]
Defn: Forwardness; pertness; petulance. [R.] Burton.
PROCAMBIUM
Pro*cam"bi*um n. Etym: [NL. See Pro-, and Cambium.] (Bot.)
Defn: The young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated. Sachs.
PROCATARCTIC
Pro`cat*arc"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. procatarctique. ] (Med.)
Defn: Beginning; predisposing; exciting; initial. [Obs.]
Note: The words procatarctic causes have been used with different significations. Thus they have been employed synonymously with prime causes, exciting causes, and predisposing or remote causes. The physician inquires into the procatarctic causes. Harvey.
PROCATARXIS
Pro`cat*arx"is, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: The kindling of a disease into action; also, the procatarctic cause. Quincy.