portal vein

Noun

 * 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.

Translations

 * Catalan: vena porta
 * Czech: vrátnicová žíla
 * Finnish: porttilaskimo
 * French:
 * Galician: vea porta
 * German: Pfortader
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: vena porta
 * Japanese:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish: xwînhênera derî
 * Latin: vena portae
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: portvenen
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: veia porta
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: воротная вена
 * Spanish: vena porta
 * Turkish: portal ven