HyperDic: hepatic_vein

English > 1 sense of the expression hepatic vein:
NOUNbodyhepatic vein, vena hepaticaa vein that drains the liver
English > hepatic vein: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava.
Synonymvena hepatica
Part ofliverlarge and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
Broadervein, vena, venous blood vesselA blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
Spanishvena hepática

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