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portal veins

portal veins is the plural of portal vein.

Meaning of portal vein

Noun

portal vein (plural portal veins)

  1. A short, wide vein located in the abdominal cavity formed by the union of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins that channels blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to capillary beds in the liver.

Questions about portal veins

What is portal veins the plural of?
Portal veins is the plural of portal vein.

Words near portal veins in the dictionary

  1. portal sites
  2. portal systemic
  3. portal triad
  4. portal triads
  5. portal vein
  6. portal veins
  7. portal venous
  8. portal-systemic
  9. portal-to-portal
  10. Portalatin
  11. Portalatins

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