释义 |
postcava Anat.|pəʊstˈkeɪvə| [f. post- A. 2 + cava for vena cava.] The inferior vena cava: so called as being behind or posterior in animals generally. Hence postˈcaval a.
1866[see precaval]. 1882Wilder & Gage Anat. Technol. 331 By Owen the two are designated as the postcaval and præcaval veins... We have ventured to omit the vena and to designate them as simply præcava and postcava. |