Definition that contains vena cava
- portacaval shunt shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver
- azygos vein one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava
- vena ovarica one of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein
- vena azygos one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava
- hepatic vein a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava
- renal vein veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra
- azygous vein one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava
- vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis a single draining vein; on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava; on the left it empties into the left renal vein
- vena renalis veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra
- hyperalimentation administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes