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Meaning of VENA CAVA
Pronunciation:
`veenu'keyvu
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
either
of
two
large
veins
that
return
oxygen
-
depleted
blood
to
the
right
atrium
of
the
heart
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See Also:
inferior vena cava
,
postcava
,
precava
,
superior vena cava
,
vein
,
vena
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
One of two major
veins
which returns oxygen-poor blood from the body to the heart. The
superior vena cava
enters the right
atrium
from the top and the
inferior vena cava
enters the right atrium through the bottom.
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