- caudal vena caval thrombosis
- thrombosis of the caudal vena cava in cattle, usually because of emboli from a hepatic abscess; it often progresses to embolic pneumonia, which can be fatal.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
caudal vena caval thrombosis
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embolic pneumonia — 1. pneumonia due to embolism of a blood vessel or vessels of the lungs. 2. in cattle, pneumonia that sometimes follows caudal vena caval thrombosis (q.v.); it often involves abscesses with suppurative pneumonia and aneurysms that may rupture,… … Medical dictionary
