Medical term:
precava
precava
[pre-ka´vah]superior vena cava. adj., adj preca´val.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
su·pe·ri·or ve·na ca·va
(sŭ-pēr'ē-ŏr vē'nă kā'vă)Returns blood from the head and neck, upper limbs, and thorax to the posterosuperior aspect of the right atrium; formed in the superior mediastinum by union of the two brachiocephalic veins.
Synonym(s): vena cava superior [TA] , precava.
Synonym(s): vena cava superior [TA] , precava.
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