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postcava

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postcava [pəʊstˈkɑːvə -ˈkeɪvə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy the inferior vena cava
[New Latin; see post-, vena cava]
postcaval  adj
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Noun1.postcavapostcava - 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
inferior vena cava
vena cava - either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart


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