vena cava

English

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• vena caval
• inferior vena cava
• superior vena cava

Translations

large vein that returns blood into right atrium

• Finnish: onttolaskimo
• Italian: vena cava f
• Japanese: 大静脈 (だいじょうみゃく, daijōmyaku)
• Maori: ia auraki matua
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: veia cava f
• Spanish: vena cava f
• Swedish: hålven (sv) c

See also

• Venae cavae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Italian

Noun

vena cava f (plural vene cave)

1. (anatomy) vena cava

Derived terms

• vena cava inferiore
• vena cava superiore

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Spanish

Noun

vena cava f (plural venas cavas)

1. (anatomy) vena cava

Derived terms

• vena cava inferior
• vena cava superior

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001