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|Term=inferior vena cava
|Term=inferior vena cava
|Short definition=infantile rickets (IN-Fun-TILE RIH-Kets) A condition in children in which bones become soft and deformed because they do not have enough calcium and phosphorus. It is caused by not having enough vitamin D in the diet or not getting enough sunlight. 
|Short definition=inferior vena cava (in-FEER-ee-er VEE-nuh KAY-vuh) A large vein that drains into the heart. It carries blood from the legs and feet and from organs in the abdomen and pelvis 
|Type=Cancer terms
|Type=Cancer terms
|Specialty=Oncology
|Specialty=Oncology

Latest revision as of 23:54, 11 January 2023

Inferior vena cava
TermInferior vena cava
Short definitioninferior vena cava (in-FEER-ee-er VEE-nuh KAY-vuh) A large vein that drains into the heart. It carries blood from the legs and feet and from organs in the abdomen and pelvis 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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inferior vena cava - (pronounced) (in-FEER-ee-er VEE-nuh KAY-vuh) A large vein that drains into the heart. It carries blood from the legs and feet and from organs in the abdomen and pelvis

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