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VENAE INTERLOBULARES HEPATIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Interlobular veins of the liver
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("venae interlobulares hepatis" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
Holonyms ("venae interlobulares hepatis" is a part of...):
liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)