- postcavae
- n. (Medicine) inferior vena cava, large vein which carries blood from the lower section of the body (lower limbs, pelvis and abdominal organs) to the right atrium of heart
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
postcavae
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Postcavae — Postcava Post ca va, n.; pl. {Postcav[ae]} . [NL. See {Post }, and {Cave}, n.] (Anat.) The inferior vena cava. {Post ca val}, a. B. G. Wilder. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
postcava — postcaval, adj. /pohst kay veuh, kah /, n., pl. postcavae / kay vee, kah vuy/. See under vena cava. [1865 70; POST + (VENA) CAVA] * * * … Universalium
postcava — [pōst kā′və] n. pl. postcavae [pōst kā′vē] [ POST + (VENA) CAVA] the posterior or inferior vena cava of four limbed vertebrates postcaval adj … English World dictionary
