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portal vein
portal veinn. A vein that conducts blood from the digestive organs, spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder to the liver.portal vein n (Anatomy) any vein connecting two capillary networks, esp in the liver (hepatic portal vein) por′tal vein′
n. a large vein conveying blood to the liver from the veins of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas. [1835–45] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | portal vein - a short vein that carries blood into the liverhepatic portal vein, vena portae, portalportal system - system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the livervein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" |
Translations
portal vein
portal vein[′pȯrd·əl ‚vān] (anatomy) Any vein that terminates in a network of capillaries. portal vein
portal [por´tal] 1. porta.2. pertaining to an entrance, especially the porta hepatis.portal vein a short, thick trunk formed by the union of the superior mesenteric, inferior mesenteric, and splenic veins behind the neck of the pancreas; it ascends to the right end of the porta hepatis, where it divides into successively smaller branches, following branches of the hepatic artery, until it forms a capillary system of sinusoids that permeates the entire substance of the liver.he·pa·tic por·tal vein [TA] a wide short vein formed by the confluence of the superior mesenteric and splenic vein posterior to the neck of the pancreas, ascending anterior to the inferior vena cava, and dividing at the right end of the porta hepatis into right and left branches, which ramify within the liver. Synonym(s): vena portae hepatis [TA], portal vein, vena portalisportal veinn. A vein that conducts blood from the digestive organs, spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder to the liver.por·tal vein (pōr'tăl vān) A wide, short vein formed by the superior mesenteric and splenic vein posterior to the neck of the pancreas, ascending in front of the inferior vena cava, and dividing at the right end of the porta hepatis into right and left branches, which ramify within the liver.
Synonym(s): vena portae hepatis [TA] , hepatic portal vein. portal vein The large vein that carries blood from the intestines, the STOMACH, the lower end of the OESOPHAGUS and the SPLEEN into the liver. After a meal the portal vein contains large quantities of digested nutrients.portal vein any vein that carries blood from one set of capillaries to another, such as renal-portal and hepatic-portal veins.Portal veinFormed by a fusion of small veins that end in a network of capillaries, the portal vein delivers blood to the liver.Mentioned in: Liver Transplantation, Portal Vein BypassFinancialSeePORTALportal vein
Related to portal vein: Portal vein thrombosis, Portal venous systemSynonyms for portal veinnoun a short vein that carries blood into the liverSynonyms- hepatic portal vein
- vena portae
- portal
Related Words- portal system
- vein
- vena
- venous blood vessel
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