HyperDic: hepatic_portal_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression hepatic portal vein:
NOUNbodyhepatic portal vein, portal vein, portal, vena portaea short vein that carries blood into the liver
English > hepatic portal vein: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA short vein that carries blood into the liver.
Synonymsportal vein, portal, vena portae
Part ofportal systemSystem of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver
Broadervein, vena, venous blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanishporta, vena portae, vena porta
Catalanporta, vena porta

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