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Word: Vena_cava
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin, literally ‘hollow vein’
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Phonetic Spelling:
ˌviːnə ˈkeɪvə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart. There are two in humans, the inferior vena cava (carrying blood from the lower body) and the superior vena cava (carrying blood from the head, arms, and upper body).
Short Definition:large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into heart
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