Definition of Vena cava

1. Noun. Either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart.


Definition of Vena cava

1. Noun. (anatomy) 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. ¹

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Medical Definition of Vena cava

1. The superior vena cava is the large vein which returns blood to the heart from the head, neck and both upper limbs. The inferior vena cava returns blood to the heart from the lower part of the body. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vena Cava

vena azygos minor superior
vena basalis
vena basalis communis
vena basalis inferior
vena basalis superior
vena basilica
vena basivertebralis
vena brachialis
vena brachiocephalica
vena bronchialis
vena bulbi vestibuli
vena canaliculi cochleae
vena canalis pterygoidei
vena cardiaca magna
vena cava
vena cava filter
vena cava filters
vena cava inferior
vena cava superior
vena cavae
vena caval foramen
vena centrales retinae
vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis
vena centralis retinae
vena cephalica
vena cephalica accessoria
vena cerebellum
vena cerebri
vena cerebri anterior

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