Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superior vena cava

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: su-pe-ri-or ve-na -ca-va
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

superior venae cavae (plural) superior vena cavas (plural)

Synonyms

SVC precava

Questions

What does superior vena cava mean?: 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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