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| hepatic vein | |
noun | |
| a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava |
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hepatic vein n.
Any of the veins that carry from the liver the blood collected from the hepatic artery and portel vein and that terminate in three large veins, designated right, middle, and left, that open into the inferior vena cava below the diaphragm.
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Main Entry: hepatic vein
Function: noun
: any of the veins that carry the blood received from the hepatic artery and from the hepatic portal vein away from the liver andthat in humans are usually three in number and open into the inferior vena cava
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