portal circulation

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noun Physiology.

blood flow in a portal system.

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Origin of portal circulation

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby portal circulation

Portage la Prairie, Portakabin, portal, Port Alberni, portal canal, portal circulation, portal cirrhosis, portal fissure, portal frame, portal hypertension, portal lobule of liver

How to use portal circulation in a sentence

The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple.
Yep, Korra and Asami Went in the Spirit Portal and Probably Kissed|Melissa Leon|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And besides, the studies that do enjoy widespread media circulation focus on a very narrow segment of the LGBT community: gay men.
The Problematic Hunt for a ‘Gay Gene’|Samantha Allen|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Vatican says it is doing everything it can to take pedophile priests out of circulation.
How Sicko Priests Got Away With It|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A three-way tabloid circulation war was being waged amid a three-way mayoral election.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At its height, The Source had a reported circulation of 500,000 and was outselling Rolling Stone on the newsstand.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine|Alex Suskind|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Almost one-quarter of the total supply printed has been placed in circulation.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The first subject chosen by her for a picture was the "Portal of the Church of the Magdalene."
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
The gigantic pylon, its shoulders breaking the sky four-square far overhead, seemed the prodigious portal of another world.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Four engravings and at least six pamphlets, all focusing on the bawdy house story, were shortly in circulation.
A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope|Colley Cibber
Its entrance into and exit from banks is a flow, but not a circulation against goods.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

Medical definitions for portal circulation

portal circulation

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