Superior-vena-cava Definition

noun

(anatomy) The large vein which returns blood from the head, neck, thorax and both upper limbs to the right atrium of the heart.

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Noun

Singular:
superior-vena-cava
Plural:
superior venae cavae, superior vena cavas

Superior-vena-cava Sentence Examples

  • The tip of the CVP line should lie in the superior vena cava just above its junction with the right atrium.

  • Diagnosis Persistant left sided superior vena cava, with absence of the right superior vena cava.

  • These veins are the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava.

  • Abnormal openings also form in the upper part of the atrial septum (called sinus venosus ASD) where the superior vena cava and right atrium join, and lower parts of the atrial septum (called primum ASD).

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