cavoatrial junction

noun

The point at which the superior vena cava meets and melds into the cardiac right atrium.

Meanings

nouncavoatrial junction (plural cavoatrial junctions)

plural cavoatrial junctions · alternative cavo-atrial junction

  1. anatomyThe point at which the superior vena cava meets and melds into the cardiac right atrium.
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