PANCREATIC VEIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins

Synonyms:

pancreatic vein; venae pancreatica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pancreatic vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

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