| NOUN | body | precava, superior vena cava | receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | superior vena cava | |
| Broader | vena cava | Either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart |
| Spanish | precava, vena cava superior | |
| Catalan | vena cava superior | |
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