Phrase guide

portal vein

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A short, wide vein located in the abdominal cavity formed by the union of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins that channels blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to capillary beds in the liver.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a short vein that carries blood into the liver

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hepatic portal vein, portal, vena portae

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vein, vena, venous blood vessel

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: vena porta — particular vein
  • Chinese Mandarin: 門靜脈 /门静脉 (ménjìngmài) — particular vein
  • Czech: vrátnicová žíla — particular vein
  • Finnish: porttilaskimo — particular vein
  • French: veine porte — particular vein
  • Galician: vea porta — particular vein
  • German: Pfortader — particular vein
  • Greek: πυλαία φλέβα (pylaía fléva) — particular vein
  • Hungarian: májkapugyűjtőér — particular vein
  • Italian: vena porta — particular vein
  • Japanese: 門脈 — particular vein
  • Northern Kurdish: xwînhênera derî — particular vein
  • Latin: vena portae — particular vein
  • Norwegian Bokmål: portvenen — particular vein
  • Polish: żyła wrotna — particular vein
  • Portuguese: veia porta — particular vein
  • Romanian: venă portă — particular vein
  • Russian: воротная вена (vorotnaja vena) — particular vein
  • Spanish: vena porta — particular vein
  • Swedish: portåder — particular vein
  • Turkish: portal ven — particular vein
  • Vietnamese: tĩnh mạch cửa — particular vein