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postcava
[ pohst-key-vuh, -kah- ]
noun
, plural post·ca·vae [pohst-, key, -vee, -, kah, -vahy].
- vena cava
postcava
/ pəʊstˈkɑːvə; -ˈkeɪvə /
noun
- anatomy the inferior vena cava
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Derived Forms
- postˈcaval, adjective
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Other Words From
- post·caval adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of postcava1
1865–70; post- + (vena) cava
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Word History and Origins
Origin of postcava1
C19: New Latin; see post- , vena cava
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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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