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Vena cava   /vˈinə kˈɑvə/   Listen
noun
Vena  n.  (pl. venae)  A vein.
Vena cava; (pl. venae cavae) (Anat.) Any one of the great systemic veins connected directly with the heart.
Vena contracta. (Hydraulics) The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and near the orifice from which it issues.
Vena portae; (pl. venae portae) (Anat.) The portal vein of the liver. See under Portal.





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"Vena cava" Quotes from Famous Books



... constrictor muscle (aids in conveying food down the oesophagus); B, oesophagus; C, section of the right bronchus; D, two right pulmonary veins; E, great azygos vein crossing oesophagus and right bronchus to empty into the superior vena cava; F, thoracic duct; H, thoracic aorta; K, lower portion of oesophagus passing through the diaphragm; L, diaphragm as it appears in sectional view, enveloping the heart; M, inferior vena cava passing through diaphragm and emptying into ...
— A Practical Physiology • Albert F. Blaisdell


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