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Noun: superior vena cava
  1. 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
    "A blockage in the superior vena cava can lead to SVC syndrome";
    - precava

Derived forms: superior venae cavae

Type of: vena cava

Encyclopedia: Superior vena cava