POSTCAVA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins

Synonyms:

inferior vena cava; postcava

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("postcava" is a kind of...):

vena cava (either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart)

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