postcava

[ pohst-key-vuh, -kah- ]

noun

, plural post·ca·vae [pohst-, key, -vee, -, kah, -vahy].

1. vena cava

postcava

/ -ˈkeɪvə; pəʊstˈkɑːvə /

noun

1. anatomy the inferior vena cava

Derived Forms

• postˈcaval, adjective

Other Words From

• post·caval adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of postcava¹

1865–70; post- + (vena) cava

Word History and Origins

Origin of postcava¹

C19: New Latin; see post- , vena cava

Example Sentences

(b) With hepatic veins and postcava by the ductusvenosus (Figs. 258 and 271).

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To the right auricle come three large veins, the right and left prcav and the postcava.

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The postcava is well developed, formed by large efferent renal veins.

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The postcava now carries the blood from the kidneys directly to the heart.

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(b) The ven hepatic revehentes do not empty directly into the sinus venosus, but into the proximal portion of the postcava.

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