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portal vein
noun
, Anatomy.
- the large vein conveying blood to the liver from the veins of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas.
portal vein
noun
- any vein connecting two capillary networks, esp in the liver ( hepatic portal vein )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of portal vein1
First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences
Thus the sugar results from a portion of the food which is transformed into sugar, and so passes into the portal vein.
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Ligature of the portal vein leads to an increased flow of duct lymph.
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My first arrow cut below the diaphragm, penetrated the stomach and liver, severed the gall ducts and portal vein.
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The former converge into the portal vein, the latter into the lymphatic vessels and thence into the thoracic ducts.
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Such venous emboli are carried toward the heart, but are stopped on the way by the intrahepatic branches of the portal vein.
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