: a system of veins that begins and ends in capillaries
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebIn March 2021, Metro Government switched to an online portal system called NextRequest to handle the submission and fulfillment of city public records requests. Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal, 27 May 2022 Washington: Some independent pharmacies are questioning whether health officials have the authority to require them to use the D.C. Health vaccine portal system instead of their own, WUSA-TV reports. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 May 2020
Word History
Etymology
portal vein
First Known Use
1754, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
portal system
noun
: a system of veins that begins and ends in capillaries see hepatic portal system, pituitary portal system