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Noun: inferior vena cava
  1. Receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins
    "The inferior vena cava is the largest vein in the human body";
    - postcava

Type of: vena cava

Encyclopedia: Inferior vena cava