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precava

(priːˈkɑːvə)
n
(Anatomy) the superior vena cava, the vein which carries blood from the head, chest and arms back to the heart; more generally, any cranial vena cava
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Noun1.precava - 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
superior vena cava
vena cava - either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart
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