HyperDic: hepatic_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression *hepatic vein*:
NOUN	body	hepatic vein, vena hepatica	a vein that drains the liver

English > *hepatic vein*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	A vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava.
Synonym	vena hepatica
Part of	liver	large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
Broader	vein, vena, venous blood vessel	A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanish	vena hepática