VENA PORTAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena portae mean? 

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

1. a short vein that carries blood into the liver

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA PORTAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A short vein that carries blood into the liver

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

hepatic portal vein; portal; portal vein; vena portae

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

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

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

portal system (system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver)