VENA CAVA


Meaning of VENA CAVA in English

Pronunciation: ˌ v ē -n ə - ' k ā -v ə

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural ve · nae ca · vae \ -( ˌ )n ē - ' k ā -( ˌ )v ē \

Etymology: New Latin, literally, hollow vein

Date: 1598

: any of the large veins by which in air-breathing vertebrates the blood is returned to the right atrium of the heart

– vena ca · val \ -v ə l \ adjective

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