vena postcava

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• postcava — [pōst kā′və] n. pl. postcavae [pōst kā′vē] [ POST + (VENA) CAVA] the posterior or inferior vena cava of four limbed vertebrates postcaval adj …   English World dictionary

• postcavă — POSTCÁVĂ s. f. (anat.) vena cavă inferioară sau ascendentă. (< engl. postcava) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

• Postcava — Post ca va, n.; pl. {Postcav[ae]} . [NL. See {Post }, and {Cave}, n.] (Anat.) The inferior vena cava. {Post ca val}, a. B. G. Wilder. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vena cava — /vee neuh kay veuh/, pl. venae cavae /vee nee kay vee/. Anat. either of two large veins discharging blood into the right atrium of the heart, one (superior vena cava or precava) conveying blood from the head, chest, and upper extremities and the… …   Universalium

• postcava — SYN: inferior vena cava. * * * post·ca·va kā və n the inferior vena cava of vertebrates higher than fishes post·ca·val vəl adj * * * post·ca·va (pōst kaґvə) vena cava inferior. postcaval adj …   Medical dictionary

• postcava — postcaval, adj. /pohst kay veuh, kah /, n., pl. postcavae / kay vee, kah vuy/. See under vena cava. [1865 70; POST + (VENA) CAVA] * * * …   Universalium

• postcava — noun 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 • Syn: ↑inferior vena cava • Hypernyms: ↑vena cava …   Useful english dictionary

• postcava — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1882 the inferior vena cava of vertebrates higher than fishes • postcaval adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vena — SYN: vein. [L.] v. advehens, pl.venae advehentes collective term for a series of branching channels in the early embryo receiving blood from the umbilical and/or vitelline venous systems and passing the mixed blood to the sinusoids of the live …   Medical dictionary

• postcava — n. (Medicine) inferior vena cava, large vein which carries blood from the lower section of the body (lower limbs, pelvis and abdominal organs) to the right atrium of heart …   English contemporary dictionary

• inferior vena cava. — See under vena cava. Also called postcava. [1830 40] * * * …   Universalium