portal vein
Noun
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Noun
portal vein (plural portal veins)
- (anatomy) 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.
- French: veine porte
- German: Pfortader
- Italian: vena porta
- Portuguese: veia porta
- Russian: воротная вена
- Spanish: vena porta
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