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portal system
noun Anatomy.
1.
a vascular arrangement in which blood from the capillaries of one organ is transported to the capillaries of another organ by a connecting vein or veins.
2.
(loosely) the hepatoportal system.
Origin:
1850–55
1850–55
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Portal system
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portal system n.
A system of vessels in which blood, after passing through one capillary bed, is conveyed through a second capillary network.
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