MESENTERIC VEIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does mesenteric vein mean? • MESENTERIC VEIN (noun)
The noun MESENTERIC VEIN has 1 sense:
1. a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery
Familiarity information: MESENTERIC VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MESENTERIC VEIN (noun)
Meaning:
A tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
mesenteric vein; vena mesenterica
Hypernyms ("mesenteric vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
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