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PANCREATIC VEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins
Synonyms:
pancreatic vein; venae pancreatica
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Hypernyms ("pancreatic vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)