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POSTCAVA
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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:
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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