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portal vein

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. portal vein (noun)
  2. hepatic portal vein (noun)

portal vein

noun

Definition of PORTAL VEIN

: a large vein that is formed by fusion of other veins, that terminates in a capillary network, and that delivers blood to some area of the body other than the heart; especially : hepatic portal vein

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