portal vein
noun
: a vein that collects blood from one part of the body and distributes it in another through capillaries
especially
: a vein carrying blood from the digestive organs and spleen to the liver
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Portal Hypertension Treatment Scarring due to primary biliary cholangitis can affect blood flow, leading to hypertension (high blood pressure) in the portal vein.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
From the gut, it’s sent to the liver via the portal vein.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
No, the pressure had pushed the air into the walls of his intestines and his portal vein.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
The study ended with a liver biopsy, which detected only inflammation of my portal vein with no evidence of cirrhosis.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 11 May 2022
The portal vein is the blood vessel that carries blood from your gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen to your liver.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
The couple learned scar tissue from the 2007 transplant surgery completely closed off Hanks’ portal vein (the vessel that drains blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to the liver).
—Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2021
The portal vein brings venous blood to the liver, while this artery brings oxygenated arterial blood.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 29 May 2019
First, the glucose molecules travel from the small intestine to the liver via the portal vein, Linsenmeyer explains.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 23 May 2019
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
From the gut, it’s sent to the liver via the portal vein.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
No, the pressure had pushed the air into the walls of his intestines and his portal vein.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
The study ended with a liver biopsy, which detected only inflammation of my portal vein with no evidence of cirrhosis.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 11 May 2022
The portal vein is the blood vessel that carries blood from your gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen to your liver.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
The couple learned scar tissue from the 2007 transplant surgery completely closed off Hanks’ portal vein (the vessel that drains blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to the liver).
—Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2021
The portal vein brings venous blood to the liver, while this artery brings oxygenated arterial blood.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 29 May 2019
First, the glucose molecules travel from the small intestine to the liver via the portal vein, Linsenmeyer explains.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 23 May 2019
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“Portal vein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portal%20vein. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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