portal vein
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of portal vein
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Samples were taken from the hepatic portal vein, which carries blood from the intestine to the liver, and from peripheral blood, which travels from the liver to the heart before circulating through the body.
From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025
The liver and intestines are directly connected via the portal vein, a blood vessel that transports nutrients absorbed in the intestines directly to the liver.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024
The intestines harbor numerous gut bacteria, and sometimes these bacteria and their related substances can enter the liver through the portal vein.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024
The hepatic portal vein delivers partially deoxygenated blood containing nutrients absorbed from the small intestine and actually supplies more oxygen to the liver than do the much smaller hepatic arteries.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Treatment.—In such cases it is advisable to produce a free action of the bowels, so as to remove the usually congested condition of the portal vein and liver.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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