VENA CAVA


Meaning of VENA CAVA in English

/ ˌviːnə ˈkeɪvə; NAmE / noun

( pl. venae cavae / ˌviːniː ˈkeɪviː; NAmE /) ( anatomy ) either of the two veins that take blood without oxygen in it towards the heart

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Latin , literally hollow vein .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.