SPLENIC VEIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein

Synonyms:

splenic vein; vena lienalis

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Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

Holonyms ("splenic vein" 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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