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central veins of liver

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central veins of liver

noun
terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids 
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central veins of liver pl.n.
The terminal branches of the hepatic veins, lying centrally in the hepatic lobules and receiving blood from the liver sinusoids.

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