portal system

n.
A system of blood vessels that begins and ends in capillaries.

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n.

A system of vessels in which blood, after passing through one capillary bed, is conveyed through a second capillary network.

For a list of words related to portal system, see:

• Heart and Circulatory and Lymphatic Systems - portal system: veins that conduct blood from one capillary network to another

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