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ve⋅na ca⋅va

  [vee-nuh key-vuh]
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–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; < L vēna cava hollow vein
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vena ca·va   (kā'və)   
n.   pl. venae ca·vae (kā'vē)
Either of two large veins that drain blood from the upper body and from the lower body and empty into the right atrium of the heart.

[New Latin vēna cava : Latin vēna, vein + Latin cava, hollow.]
vena ca'val (-vəl) adj.
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Main Entry: ve·na ca·va
Pronunciation: "vE-n&-'kA-v&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ve·nae ca·vae /-ni-'kA-(")vE/
: either of two large veins by which the blood is returned to the right atrium of the heart: a : INFERIOR VENA CAVA b : SUPERIORVENA CAVA —vena ca·val /-v&l/ adjective
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vena cava vena ca·va (kā'və)
n. pl. venae ca·vae (kā'vē)
Either of the two venae cavae, designated inferior and superior. Also called cava.

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