VENA MESENTERICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena mesenterica mean? 

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

1. a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA MESENTERICA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

mesenteric vein; vena mesenterica

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

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