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VENA LIENALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vena lienalis mean?
• VENA LIENALIS (noun)
The noun VENA LIENALIS has 1 sense:
1. a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein
Familiarity information: VENA LIENALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
splenic vein; vena lienalis
Hypernyms ("vena lienalis" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
Holonyms ("vena lienalis" is a part of...):
lien; spleen (a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses)
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