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The inferior vena cava.

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  1. n. The inferior vena cava.
  2. n. receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins
  3. The inferior vena cava. -- Post"ca`val, a. B. G. Wilder.
  4. The inferior vena cava.-- Post"ca`val, a. B. G. Wilder.
  5. n receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins