portal vein
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of portal vein
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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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
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 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
Figure 23.25 Microscopic Anatomy of the Liver The liver receives oxygenated blood from the hepatic artery and nutrient-rich deoxygenated blood from the hepatic portal vein.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In brief, blood is brought to the liver and distributed through its substance by two distinct channels,--the portal vein and the hepatic artery, but it leaves the liver by one distinct channel,--the hepatic vein.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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