Complete Definition of "vena cava"

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vena cava (plural venae cavae)

  1. 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.

Derived terms
vena caval
inferior vena cava
superior vena cava

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