noun
superior vena cava
Anatomical term for the large vein that returns deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the heart.
上大静脈は、上半身からの血液を心臓に戻す太い静脈です。
The superior vena cava is a large vein that returns blood from the upper body to the heart.
Inferior vena cava; returns blood from the lower body, while 上大静脈 returns blood from the upper body.
Compound of 上 (upper), 大 (large), and 静脈 (vein), directly corresponding to the English anatomical term.