cava
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈkeɪvə/
- Specialized
:
vena cava
- There's a clot on the cava above the atrium.
- vena cava
- inferior vena cava
Examples
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Since our patient had no metastasis to the lung or liver, his disease had probably spread via the vertebral plexus and not the inferior vena cava.
Academic text (2001) -
It'll be surgically inserted in the morning, its bulbous distal end tucked up beneath the chest skin, its proximal end sitting in the superior vena cava.
Fiction book (1996) -
Then... a three-foot catheter threaded directly into the inferior vena cava, or the superior vena cava.
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These small veins called venules, merge to form larger veins, eventually very large veins like the vena cava, which come back to the right side of the heart.
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Volume depletion in the circulating compartment can be assessed by ultrasonographic measurement of the diameter and collapsibility of the inferior vena cava.
Academic text (2016) -
Abdominal ultrasound showed prominent inferior vena cava and dilated hepatic veins with minimal ascites.
Academic text (2007) -
Mild mitral regurgitation and a pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) of about 40 mmHg were also noted; there was no evidence of inferior vena cava congestion.
Academic text (2007) -
She explained that blood returns to the heart through the vena cava, where it is then pumped to the lungs.
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During surgery, it is crucial to avoid damaging the vena cava to prevent excessive bleeding.
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The inferior vena cava collects deoxygenated blood from the lower body and directs it to the right atrium.
Synonyms
5
4.9
A large vein that carries blood low in oxygen back to the right upper part of the heart
Compounds
- Specialized
5
4.9
A large vein that carries blood low in oxygen back to the right upper part of the heart
- Specialized
1
4.6
A large vein that carries blood from the lower body and belly to the heart
- Specialized
1
4.5
A large vein that carries blood with little oxygen from the upper body to the right side of the heart
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cava in medical terms comes from the Latin cavus 'hollow' and appears in vena cava meaning 'hollow vein', so the name fits the large hollow veins that carry blood to the heart.