PORTAL VEIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A short vein that carries blood into the liver

Synonyms:

hepatic portal vein; portal; portal vein; vena portae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

Holonyms ("portal vein" is a part of...):

portal system (system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver)

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