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Portal vein   /pˈɔrtəl veɪn/   Listen
Portal vein

noun
1.
A short vein that carries blood into the liver.  Synonyms: hepatic portal vein, portal, vena portae.



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"Portal vein" Quotes from Famous Books



... bile. The conditions under which jaundice most commonly calls for treatment are when cattle have been highly fed and kept in a state of inactivity. At such time there is an excess of nutritive elements carried into the blood, which is associated with increased fullness of the portal vein and hepatic artery. When continued high feeding has produced this congested state of the liver, the functions of that organ become disordered, so that a considerable portion of the bile, instead of being excreted and passing into the intestine, is absorbed by ...
— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture



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