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inferior vena cava noun[ Cusually singular ] anatomy specializeduk /ɪnˌfɪə.ri.ə ˌviː.nə ˈkeɪ.və/ us /ɪnˌfɪr.i.ɚ ˌviː.nə ˈkeɪ.və/pluralinferior venae cavaeuk /ɪnˌfɪə.ri.ə ˌviː.nə ˈkeɪ.viː/ us /ɪnˌfɪr.i.ɚ ˌviː.nə ˈkeɪ.viː/(alsopostcava, uk /ˌpəʊstˈkeɪ.və/ us /ˌpoʊstˈkeɪ.və/pluralpostcavaeuk /ˌpəʊstˈkeɪ.viː/ us /ˌpoʊstˈkeɪ.viː/) a large vein through which blood returns to the heart from all parts of the body below the chest: Blood was sampled from the inferior vena cava. The tumour was problematic for the IVC ( inferior vena cava ), the large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body to the right atrium of the heart. This treatment for patients with chronically occluded inferior venae cavae has a good intermediate-term outcome. The tumour surrounded the right renal vein and part of the postcava. The three hepatic veins convey the blood from the liver to the inferior vena cava. Within the thorax, the inferior vena cava drains into the right atrium of the heart. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases The circulatory system & blood ABO accessory pathway adventitia adventitial ANA auricle bicuspid valve femoral artery gamma globulin glomus granulocyte haematogenous haemic phagocyte precava pulmonary artery pulmonary vein pulmonic Purkinje fibre tricuspid valve
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vena cava |