Definitions for vena cavaˈvi nə ˈkeɪ və; ˈvi ni ˈkeɪ vi
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ve•na ca•vaˈvi nə ˈkeɪ və; ˈvi ni ˈkeɪ vi(n.)(pl.)ve•nae ca•vae
either of two large veins discharging blood into the right atrium of the heart.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of vena cava:
1590–1600; < L vēna cava hollow vein
Princeton's WordNet
vena cava(noun)
either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart
Wiktionary
vena cava(Noun)
Either of the two large veins that take oxygen depleted blood, from the upper body and from the lower body, and return it to the right atrium of the heart.
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