postcava

[ pohst-key-vuh, -kah- ]

noun,plural post·ca·vae

[pohst-key-vee, -kah-vahy]. /poʊstˈkeɪ vi, -ˈkɑ vaɪ/.

See under vena cava.

Origin of postcava

1865–70; post- + (vena) cava

Words Nearby postcava

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How to use postcava in a sentence

(b) With hepatic veins and postcava by the ductusvenosus (Figs. 258 and 271).
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity | George. S. Huntington
To the right auricle come three large veins, the right and left prcav and the postcava.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition | Vernon L. Kellogg
The postcava is well developed, formed by large efferent renal veins.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity | George. S. Huntington
The postcava now carries the blood from the kidneys directly to the heart.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity | George. S. Huntington
(b) The ven hepatic revehentes do not empty directly into the sinus venosus, but into the proximal portion of the postcava.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity | George. S. Huntington

British Dictionary definitions for postcava

postcava

/ (pəʊstˈkɑːvə, -ˈkeɪvə) /

noun

anatomy the inferior vena cava

Origin of postcava

C19: New Latin; see post-, vena cava

Derived forms of postcava

postcaval, adjective

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