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PYLORIC VEIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein
Synonyms:
pyloric vein; right gastric vein; vena gastrica-dextra
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pyloric vein" is a kind of...):
gastric vein; vena gastrica (one of several veins draining the stomach walls)