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aortocaval

aortocaval adjective: relating to the aorta and the vena cava.

Adjective

aortocaval (not comparable)

  1. relating to the aorta and the vena cava
    • In this study, we observed the heart-kidney interaction in a rat aortocaval fistula (AV) model established at one week post right kidney remove (UNX).2015 August 8, “Aggravated Cardiac Remodeling post Aortocaval Fistula in Unilateral Nephrectomized Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of aortocaval

From aorto- + caval.

Words formed from aortocaval

Questions about aortocaval

What does aortocaval mean?
Aortocaval means relating to the aorta and the vena cava.
What part of speech is aortocaval?
Aortocaval is an adjective.

Words near aortocaval in the dictionary

  1. aortitises
  2. aorto-
  3. aortoarteritis
  4. aortoatrial
  5. aortobifemoral
  6. aortocaval
  7. aortocaval compression syndrome
  8. aortocoronary
  9. aortoduodenal
  10. aortoenteric
  11. aortoesophageal

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