hepatoportal system

hepatoportal system
/hep'euh toh pawr"tl, -pohr"-, hi pat'euh-/, Anat.
a vascular arrangement in vertebrates through which blood is transported into the liver from capillaries of the stomach, spleen, duodenum, pancreas, and intestines. Cf. portal system.
[HEPATO- + PORTAL2]

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