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pericaval

pericaval adjective: surrounding the vena cava.

Adjective

pericaval (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding the vena cava
    • With a pooled prevalence of 47.1% (95%CI:36.0–55.5), the retrocaval course of the SANa was the most common course of the artery, followed by the precaval and pericaval courses with a pooled prevalence of 38.9% (95%CI:28.5–47.6) and 14.0% (95%CI:7.5–21.1), respectively.2016 February 6, “Anatomical Variations in the Sinoatrial Nodal Artery: A Meta-Analysis and Clinical Considerations”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of pericaval

From peri- + caval.

Questions about pericaval

What does pericaval mean?
Pericaval means surrounding the vena cava.
What part of speech is pericaval?
Pericaval is an adjective.

Words near pericaval in the dictionary

  1. pericartilage
  2. pericartilages
  3. pericaryon
  4. pericatheter
  5. pericaudal
  6. pericaval
  7. pericavernous
  8. pericellular
  9. pericellularly
  10. pericemental
  11. pericensal

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