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postcava
[ pohst-key-vuh, -kah- ]
noun
- vena cava
postcava
/ -ˈkeɪvə; pəʊstˈkɑːvə /
noun
- anatomy the inferior vena cava
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Derived Forms
- postˈcaval, adjective
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Other Words From
- post·caval adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of postcava1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of postcava1
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Example Sentences
(b) With hepatic veins and postcava by the ductusvenosus (Figs. 258 and 271).
To the right auricle come three large veins, the right and left prcav and the postcava.
The postcava is well developed, formed by large efferent renal veins.
The postcava now carries the blood from the kidneys directly to the heart.
(b) The ven hepatic revehentes do not empty directly into the sinus venosus, but into the proximal portion of the postcava.
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