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Noun Concept
Categories: Veins of the torso
EN
superior vena cava  precava  anterior vena cava  Precaval vein  Superior vena cava vein
EN
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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The superior vena cava is the superior of the two venae cavae, the great venous trunks that return deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation to the right atrium of the heart. Wikipedia
A heart vein Wikipedia Disambiguation
One of two venous trunks bringing deoxygenated blood back to the heart Wikidata
The large vein which returns blood from the head, neck, thorax and both upper limbs to the right atrium of the heart. Wiktionary
Large vein. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
vena cava
vein
CONNECTS WITH
right atrium
brachiocephalic vein
OPPOSITE OF
inferior vena cava
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
superior vena cava, precava
Wikipedia
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superior vena cava
Wikidata
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superior vena cava
Wiktionary
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superior vena cava
Wikipedia Redirections
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Anterior vena cava, Precava, Precaval vein, Superior Vena Cava, Superior vena cava vein, Superior venae cavae, Superior venæ cavæ, Vena cava, superior, Vena cava superior, Vena maxima
Wikidata Alias
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anterior vena cava, SVC

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