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infrahepatic

infrahepatic adjective: synonym of subhepatic.

Adjective

infrahepatic (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of subhepatic.
    • At times, [the venous canal] ends in one of the infrahepatic veins.1833, Robley Dunglison, A New Dictionary of Medical Science and Literature, volume I, Boston: Charles Bowen, via the Internet Archive, retrieved 17 Aug 2026, page 149
    • The bypass model, including active decompression of both infrahepatic cava and portal vein, allows a calm reconstruction phase of the suprahepatic caval and portal anastomoses even with extended clamping time due to unforeseen complications.2015 May 7, Vinzent N. Spetzler et al., “Technique of Porcine Liver Procurement and Orthotopic Transplantation using an Active Porto-Caval Shunt”, in Journal of Visualized Experiments : JoVE, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    subhepatic
    Antonyms:
    suprahepatic

Synonyms of infrahepatic

Antonyms

Origin of infrahepatic

From infra- + hepatic.

Questions about infrahepatic

What does infrahepatic mean?
Infrahepatic means synonym of subhepatic.
What part of speech is infrahepatic?
Infrahepatic is an adjective.

Words near infrahepatic in the dictionary

  1. infragrant
  2. infragranular
  3. infragranule
  4. infragranules
  5. infragravity
  6. infrahepatic
  7. infrahilar
  8. infrahisian
  9. infrahuman
  10. infrahumanisation
  11. infrahumanization

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