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portal circulation

noun Physiology.
  1. blood flow in a portal system.
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Origin of portal circulation

First recorded in 1870–75
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portal circulation in Medicine

portal circulation

n.
  1. Circulation of blood to the liver from the small intestine via the portal vein.
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