VENAE PANCREATICA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does venae pancreatica mean? 

• VENAE PANCREATICA (noun)
  The noun VENAE PANCREATICA has 1 sense:

1. veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins

  Familiarity information: VENAE PANCREATICA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENAE PANCREATICA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

pancreatic vein; venae pancreatica

Hypernyms ("venae pancreatica" is a kind of...):

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