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Answer for the clue "Receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart ", 8 letters:
postcava

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Postcava \Post"ca`va\, n.; pl. Postcav[ae] . [NL. See Post- , and Cave , n.] (Anat.) The inferior vena cava. -- Post"ca`val , a. --B. G. Wilder.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) The inferior vena cava.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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 [syn: inferior vena cava ]