VENA CAVA


Meaning of VENA CAVA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌvē-nə-ˈkā-və ]

noun

( plural ve·nae ca·vae -(ˌ)nē-ˈkā-(ˌ)vē)

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 -vəl adjective

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