postcava

[pohst-key-vuh, -kah-]

post·ca·va

[pohst-key-vuh, -kah-]
noun, plural post·ca·vae [-key-vee, -kah-vahy] .
See under vena cava.

Origin:
1865–70; post- + (vena) cava

post·ca·val, adjective

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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ve·na ca·va

[vee-nuh key-vuh]
noun, plural ve·nae ca·vae [vee-nee key-vee] . 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:
1590–1600; < Latin vēna cava hollow vein
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postcava (pəʊstˈkɑːvə, -ˈkeɪvə)
 
n
anatomy the inferior vena cava
 
[C19: New Latin; see post-, vena cava]
 
post'caval
 
adj

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postcava post·ca·va (pōst-kā'və)
n.
See inferior vena cava.


post·ca'val adj.

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