"vena cava" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌviːnə ˈkeɪvə/ [UK] Forms: venae cavae [plural], vena cavas [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪvə Head templates: {{en-noun|venae cavae|s}} vena cava (plural venae cavae or vena cavas)
  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. Wikipedia link: vena cava Categories (topical): Anatomy Derived forms: vena caval, inferior vena cava, superior vena cava Translations (large vein that returns blood into right atrium): holle ader [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), vena cava (Dutch), onttolaskimo (Finnish), महाशिरा (mahāśirā) [feminine] (Hindi), vena cava [feminine] (Italian), 大静脈 (daijōmyaku) (alt: だいじょうみゃく) (Japanese), ia auraki matua (Maori), veia cava [feminine] (Portuguese), venă cavă [feminine] (Romanian), vena cava [feminine] (Spanish), hålven [common-gender] (Swedish), బృహత్సిర (br̥hatsira) (Telugu)

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