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vena cava

/ˌviːnə ˈkeɪvə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
ve-na -ca-va
IPA
/ˌviːnə ˈkeɪvə/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of the two large veins that take oxygen depleted blood, from the upper body and from the lower body, and return it to the right atrium of the heart.

Etymology

Literally "hollow vein."

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌviːnə ˈkeɪvə/

Inflected Forms

venae cavae (plural) vena cavas (plural)

Derived Forms

venacavaplasty

Phrases

inferior vena cava superior vena cava vena caval

Rhymes With

eva ava cava deva leyva leiva

Questions

How do you pronounce vena cava?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌviːnə ˈkeɪvə/.
What does vena cava mean?
Either of the two large veins that take oxygen depleted blood, from the upper body and from the lower body, and return it to the right atrium of the heart.
Where does vena cava come from?
Literally "hollow vein."

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