HyperDic: venae_centrales_hepatis

English > 1 sense of the expression *venae centrales hepatis*:
NOUN	body	venae centrales hepatis, central veins of liver	terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids

English > *venae centrales hepatis*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	Terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids.
Synonym	central veins of liver
Broader	vein, vena, venous blood vessel	A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart