n.
A vein that conducts blood from the digestive organs, spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder to the liver.
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portal vein
American Heritage Dictionary:
portal vein |
n.
A vein that conducts blood from the digestive organs, spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder to the liver.
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
portal vein |
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A wide short vein that is formed by the superior mesenteric and splenic veins behind the pancreas, ascends in front of the inferior vena cava, and divides into right and left branches that ramify within the liver. Also called hepatic portal vein.
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 | American Heritage Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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