Medical Definition of Vena cava filter

1. A filter used for interruption of IVC to prevent pulmonary embolism; e.g., Greenfield filter. Synonym: venocaval filter. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vena Cava Filter

vena basalis
vena basalis communis
vena basalis inferior
vena basalis superior
vena basilica
vena basivertebralis
vena brachialis
vena brachiocephalica
vena bronchialis
vena bulbi vestibuli
vena canaliculi cochleae
vena canalis pterygoidei
vena cardiaca magna
vena cava
vena cava filter (current term)
vena cava filters
vena cava inferior
vena cava superior
vena cavae
vena caval foramen
vena centrales retinae
vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis
vena centralis retinae
vena cephalica
vena cephalica accessoria
vena cerebellum
vena cerebri
vena cerebri anterior
vena cerebri magna

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