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
Such a circuit in the liver is called the portal circulation, and another in the kidneys is termed the renal circulation.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
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.
Cirrhosis and cancer of the liver may, by interference with the portal circulation, produce dilatation of the veins in the lower third of the esophagus.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
The sluggish return of the blood in the inferior vena cava causes primarily a sluggish portal circulation with a passive congestion and enlargement of the liver.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
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