NOUN | body | vena gastrica sinistra, left gastric vein | arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia |
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Meaning | Arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein. | |
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Synonym | left gastric vein | |
Broader | gastric vein, vena gastrica | One of several veins draining the stomach walls |
Spanish | vena gástrica izquierda, vena gastrica sinistra |
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