what does inferior vena cava mean?
INFERIOR VENA CAVA as NOUN
- Meaning
- receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart
- formed from the union of the two iliac veins
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) inferior vena cava is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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