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portal triad

portal triad noun: a distinctive component of a hepatic lobule, found running along each of the lobule's corners, that consists of branches of the hepatic artery proper, hepatic portal vein and bile ducts, as well as other structures.

portal triad: a distinctive component of a hepatic lobule, found running along each of the lobule's corners, that...
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Noun

portal triad (plural portal triads)

  1. A distinctive component of a hepatic lobule, found running along each of the lobule's corners, that consists of branches of the hepatic artery proper, hepatic portal vein and bile ducts, as well as other structures.

Forms of portal triad

pluralportal triads

Questions about portal triad

What does portal triad mean?
Portal triad means a distinctive component of a hepatic lobule, found running along each of the lobule's corners, that consists of branches of the hepatic artery proper, hepatic portal vein and bile ducts, as well as other structures.
What part of speech is portal triad?
Portal triad is a noun.
What is the plural of portal triad?
The plural of portal triad is portal triads.

Words near portal triad in the dictionary

  1. portal hypertension
  2. portal rendering
  3. portal site
  4. portal sites
  5. portal systemic
  6. portal triad
  7. portal triads
  8. portal vein
  9. portal veins
  10. portal venous
  11. portal-systemic

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