portal vein
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of portal vein
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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This contrast suggests that genetic background plays a central role in shaping which metabolites appear in the hepatic portal vein.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 14, 2025
As expected, the treatment altered the microbiome and changed the balance of metabolites in both peripheral blood and the hepatic portal vein.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 14, 2025
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 portal triad is a distinctive arrangement around the perimeter of hepatic lobules, consisting of three basic structures: a bile duct, a hepatic artery branch, and a hepatic portal vein branch.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The blood from the hind limbs either flows by the anterior abdominal vein to the portal vein and liver, or it passes by the renal portal vein to the kidney.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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