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Definition of vena cava noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vena cava

noun
 
/ˌviːnə ˈkeɪvə/
 
/ˌviːnə ˈkeɪvə/
(plural venae cavae
 
/ˌviːniː ˈkeɪviː/
 
/ˌviːniː ˈkeɪviː/
)
(anatomy)
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  1. either of the two veins that take blood without oxygen in it towards the heart
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘hollow vein’.
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