VENA HEPATICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena hepatica mean? 

• VENA HEPATICA (noun)
  The noun VENA HEPATICA has 1 sense:

1. a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava

  Familiarity information: VENA HEPATICA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA HEPATICA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

hepatic vein; vena hepatica

Hypernyms ("vena hepatica" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Holonyms ("vena hepatica" is a part of...):

liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)