Portal vein
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| Portal vein | |
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| Term | Portal vein |
| Short definition | portal vein - (pronounced) (POR-tul vayn) A blood vessel that carries blood from the intestines, spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder to the liver. Also called hepatic portal vein |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
portal vein - (pronounced) (POR-tul vayn) A blood vessel that carries blood from the intestines, spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder to the liver. Also called hepatic portal vein
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Portal vein
- Wikipedia's article - Portal vein
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