vena cava vs inferior vena cava

vena cava and inferior vena cava both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vena cava	Yes	No	No	No
inferior vena cava	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, inferior vena cava is a hyponym of vena cava; that is, inferior vena cava is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vena cava:

vena cava: either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart
inferior vena cava: receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins

Other hyponyms of vena cava include postcava, precava, superior vena cava.

vena cava (noun)	inferior vena cava (noun)
either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart	receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins

vena cava vs inferior vena cava

vena cava and inferior vena cava both are nouns.

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