Portohepatic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Portohepatic is an adjective meaning (anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the portal vein and the hepatic vein; relating to the hepatic portal vein.
Meaning
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the portal vein and the hepatic vein; relating to the hepatic portal vein.
Example Sentences
[ 4 ] “a persistence of portions of the omphalomesenteric (vitelline) venous system from the second month of fetal life is the most likely explanation for the portohepatic venous malformation.” Some small intrahepatic portosystemic shunts ( Table 1 ) located between the portal branches and hepatic veins disappear spontaneously by age 1 to 2 years [ 6, 7 ].
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hepatoportal, arterioportal, portovenous, splenohepatic, hepatovenous, hepatopancreatic.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.