hepatoportal system

[ hep-uh-toh-pawr-tl, -pohr-, hi-pat-uh- ]

noun

, Anatomy.

1. a vascular arrangement in vertebrates through which blood is transported into the liver from capillaries of the stomach, spleen, duodenum, pancreas, and intestines.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hepatoportal system¹

hepato- + portal ²