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    PORTAL VEIN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A short vein that carries blood into the liverplay

    Synonyms:

    hepatic portal vein; portal; portal vein; vena portae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("portal vein" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("portal vein" is a part of...):

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

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