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Answer for the clue "Formed from the union of the two iliac veins ", 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.

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 ]

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