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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:
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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