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Related Terms:
portohepatic
portoportal
nonportal
hepatic portal vein
pylephlebitis
gate vein
splenic
liver
portovenography
mesentericoportal
parumbilical
gastrointestinal tract
intraportal
hepatopetal
spleen
intraportally
periportal
periportally
veins
hepatofugal
portocaval
portovenous
blood
capillary beds
abdominal cavity
porto
arterioportal
portal venous
mesenteric
portal veins
Definitions:
Noun
portal vein
hepatic portal vein
portal
vena portae
Definition: a short vein that carries blood into the liver
Definition: 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.