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Meaning of portal vein

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

portal vein

noun

Definitions

  1. A short, wide vein located in the abdominal cavity formed by the union of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins that channels blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to capillary beds in the liver.

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Related words

hepatic portal veinvena portaeportalsplenic veinvenuleinferior vena cavarenal veinsinus venosus