superior vena cava

su·pe·rior·venacava

uncommon

noun

receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins

Synonyms

superior vena cava
precava

Related words

Broader terms

vena cava

Grammar

noun
singular	superior vena cava
plural	superior vena cavas

Nearby words

superior rectus superior rectus muscle superior skill superior thalamostriate vein superior thyroid vein superior vocal cord superjacent superlative superlatively superload

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