ve|na ca|va
ve|na ca|va «VEE nuh KAY vuh»,
plural ve|
nae ca|
vae «VEE nee KAY vee».
either of two large veins that empty blood from the upper and lower halves of the body into the right auricle of the heart.
╂[< Latin vēna cava empty vein]
Useful english dictionary.
2012.