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noun, plural ve·nae ca·vae 
[vee-nee key-vee] . Anatomy.
[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
1590–1600; < Latin vēna cava hollow vein
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superior vena cava n.
A large vein formed by the union of the two brachiocephalic veins and the azygos vein that receives blood from the head, neck, upper limbs, and chest, and empties into the right atrium of the heart. Also called precava.
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