portal circulation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of portal circulation
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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With this hepatic portal circulation, all blood from the alimentary canal passes through the liver.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
These are most frequently situated in the lungs, except when the primary growth lies within the territory of the portal circulation, in which case they occur in the liver.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
The portal circulation is thus not an independent system, but forms a kind of loop on the systemic circulation.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
This leaves the blood-vessels belonging to the portal circulation distended with venous blood, which putrefies very quickly, forming a virulent poison.
From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.
The longest route a portion of blood may take from the moment it leaves the left ventricle to the moment it returns to it, is through the portal circulation.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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