vena cava

[ vee-nuh -key-vuh ]

/ ˈvi nə ˈkeɪ və /

noun, plural ve·nae ca·vae [vee-nee -key-vee]. /ˈvi ni ˈkeɪ vi/. Anatomy.

either of two large veins discharging blood into the right atrium of the heart, one (superior vena cava, or precava ) conveying blood from the head, chest, and upper extremities and the other (inferior vena cava or postcava ) conveying blood from all parts below the diaphragm.

Origin of vena cava

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin vēna cava, literally “hollow vein”

Words nearby vena cava

velvet shank, velvet stout, velvety, ven-, vena, vena cava, venacavography, vena contracta, venae cavernosae penis, venae rectae, venal

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British Dictionary definitions for vena cava

vena cava

/ (ˈkeɪvə) /

noun plural venae cavae (ˈkeɪviː)

either one of the two large veins that convey oxygen-depleted blood to the heart

Word Origin for vena cava

Latin: hollow vein

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Medical definitions for vena cava

vena cava

[ kā′və ]

n. pl. venae ca•vae (kā′vē)

Either of the two venae cavae, designated inferior and superior.cava

Scientific definitions for vena cava

vena cava

[ vē′nə kā′və ]

Plural venae cavae (vē′nē kā′vē)

Either of two large veins that carry blood with low levels of oxygen to the right atrium of the heart.♦ The superior vena cava receives blood from the brain and upper limbs or forelimbs.♦ The inferior vena cava drains blood from the trunk and lower limbs or hindlimbs and is the largest vein in the body.

单词	vena cava
释义	vena cava [ vee-nuh -key-vuh ] / ˈvi nə ˈkeɪ və / noun, plural ve·nae ca·vae [vee-nee -key-vee]. /ˈvi ni ˈkeɪ vi/. Anatomy. either of two large veins discharging blood into the right atrium of the heart, one (superior vena cava, or precava ) conveying blood from the head, chest, and upper extremities and the other (inferior vena cava or postcava ) conveying blood from all parts below the diaphragm. Origin of vena cava First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin vēna cava, literally “hollow vein” Words nearby vena cava velvet shank, velvet stout, velvety, ven-, vena, vena cava, venacavography, vena contracta, venae cavernosae penis, venae rectae, venal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for vena cava vena cava / (ˈkeɪvə) / noun plural venae cavae (ˈkeɪviː) either one of the two large veins that convey oxygen-depleted blood to the heart Word Origin for vena cava Latin: hollow vein Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for vena cava vena cava [ kā′və ] n. pl. venae ca•vae (kā′vē) Either of the two venae cavae, designated inferior and superior.cava The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for vena cava vena cava [ vē′nə kā′və ] Plural venae cavae (vē′nē kā′vē) Either of two large veins that carry blood with low levels of oxygen to the right atrium of the heart.♦ The superior vena cava receives blood from the brain and upper limbs or forelimbs.♦ The inferior vena cava drains blood from the trunk and lower limbs or hindlimbs and is the largest vein in the body. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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