Medical Dictionary
hepatic portal vein
noun
Medical Definition of HEPATIC PORTAL VEIN
: a portal vein carrying blood from the digestive organs and spleen to the liver where the nutrients carried by the blood are altered by hepatocytes before passing into the systemic circulation
Illustration of HEPATIC PORTAL VEIN
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