Found 2 items, similar to venae cavae.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: venae cavae venae cavae See vena cava
English → English (gcide) Definition: Venae cavae Vena \Ve"na\, n.; pl. Ven[ae]. [L. See Vein.] A vein. [1913 Webster] Vena cava; pl. Ven[ae] cav[ae]. [L., literally, hollow vein.] (Anat.) Any one of the great systemic veins connected directly with the heart. Vena contracta. [L., literally, contracted vein.] (Hydraulics) The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and near the orifice from which it issues. Vena port[ae]; pl. Ven[AE] port[ae]. [L., literally, vein of the entrance.] (Anat.) The portal vein of the liver. See under Portal. [1913 Webster]