portal vein
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of portal vein
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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In healthy mice, the team detected 111 metabolites enriched in the hepatic portal vein and 74 in peripheral blood.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 14, 2025
As expected, the treatment altered the microbiome and changed the balance of metabolites in both peripheral blood and the hepatic portal vein.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 14, 2025
Osaka University researchers discovered liver resident macrophages' pivotal role in defending against gut bacteria and related substances entering via the portal vein, particularly under compromised intestinal barrier conditions.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
Absorbed nutrients in the blood are carried into the hepatic portal vein, which leads to the liver.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Valves are absent from the superior and inferior venæ cavæ, the portal vein and its tributaries, the hepatic, renal, uterine, and spermatic veins, and from the veins in the lower part of the rectum.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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