Anatomy
venae cava Audio
ve·na ca·va [ vee-nuh key-vuh ]
Subclass of:
Veins
Definitions related to vena cava:
  • A large vein which returns blood from the head, neck and extremities to the heart.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The two major veins (caudal or cranial) that carry deoxygenated blood from the body and drain into the right atrium of the heart.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (venae cavae) The inferior and superior venae cavae.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Vena cava, in air-breathing vertebrates, including humans, either of two major trunks, the anterior and posterior venae cavae, that deliver oxygen-depleted blood to the right side of the heart. The anterior vena cava, also known as the precava, drains the head end of the body, while the posterior...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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