Definitions for "Inferior vena cava"
Keywords:  atrium, deoxygenated, vein, ivc, iliac
Large vein that returns unoxygenated blood to the heart from parts of the body below the midchest.
The lower branch of the vena cava, the large vein that returns deoxygenated blood from the trunk and legs to the right side of the heart.
The major vein that carries the deoxygenated blood from the lower limbs and most of the organs of the pelvis and abdomen. The IVC returns this blood to the right atrium.