- vena cava filter
- vena caval filter a filter used in transvenous vena caval interruption for the prevention of pulmonary embolism; the most common type is the umbrella filter. Called also inferior vena cava f.
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inferior vena cava filter — a filter used in transvenous vena caval interruption for the prevention of pulmonary embolism; the most common type is the umbrella filter. Called also vena cava or vena caval f. Vena cava filter. Expandable wire mesh basket (arrows) in the… … Medical dictionary
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