portal vein
portal vein · portal veins
воротная вена
Pfortader
A short, wide vein located in the abdominal cavity formed by the union of the superior…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Pfortader
воротная венаvorotnaja vena
a short vein that carries blood into the liver
Translations
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Forms
plural: portal veins| Singular | portal vein |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a short vein that carries blood into the liver:hepatic portal veinportalvena portae