left umbilical vein

n.

A vein that returns blood from the placenta to the fetus, traversing the umbilical cord to pass into the liver, where it is joined by the portal vein.

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Words nearby left umbilical vein

left ovarian vein, leftover, left suprarenal vein, left testicular vein, left-to-right shunt, left umbilical vein, left ventricle, left ventricular ejection time, left ventricular failure, left ventricular opening, leftward
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