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precava

/priːˈkeɪ.və/

Traduction: Substantif désignant une grande veine qui recueille le sang désoxygéné de la tête, des bras et du thorax et se jette dans l'oreillette droite du cœur, formée par la veine azygos et les deux veines brachiocéphaliques.

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C2formalcommonmedical/priːˈkeɪ.və/

A noun referring to a large vein that receives deoxygenated blood from the head, arms, and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart, formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins.

  • 🇫🇷Substantif désignant une grande veine qui recueille le sang désoxygéné de la tête, des bras et du thorax et se jette dans l'oreillette droite du cœur, formée par la veine azygos et les deux veines brachiocéphaliques.
  1. Superior vena cava C2 formal medical

    A large vein that receives deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body, including the head, arms, and chest, and empties it into the right atrium of the heart. It is formed by the union of the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins.

    • The precava carries blood from the head and arms to the heart.
    • Surgeons carefully avoid damaging the precava during thoracic operations.
    • Blood from the upper body flows into the right atrium via the precava.

    🇫🇷Veine cave supérieure