portal system
Americannoun
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a vascular arrangement in which blood from the capillaries of one organ is transported to the capillaries of another organ by a connecting vein or veins.
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(loosely) the hepatoportal system.
Etymology
Origin of portal system
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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“How do you implement a shoe scan, or do you put it in with an existing portal system where the person is already standing while screening their shoes at the same time?” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
This capillary network is a part of the hypophyseal portal system that carries substances from the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary and hormones from the anterior pituitary into the circulatory system.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
These intestinal veins, constituting the hepatic portal system, are unique; they do not return blood directly to the heart.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
You saw the only other portal system with the hypothalamic-hypophyseal portal vessel in the endocrine chapter.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
These formations may occur during life, in the heart, arteries, veins, or in the portal system.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
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