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vena caˇva  audio  (kv) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. venae caˇvae  (kv) KEY 
Either of two large veins that drain blood from the upper body and from the lower body and empty into the right atrium of the heart.
ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin vna cava : Latin vna, vein + Latin cava, hollow

OTHER FORMS:
vena caval  (-vl) KEY (Adjective)


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