vena portae

2 definitions found

vena portae - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vena \Ve"na\, n.; pl. Venae. [L. See Vein.]
     A vein.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Vena cava; pl. Venae cavae. [L., literally, hollow vein.]
        (Anat.) Any one of the great systemic veins connected
        directly with the heart.
  
     Vena contracta. [L., literally, contracted vein.]
        (Hydraulics) The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and
        near the orifice from which it issues.
  
     Vena portae; pl. Venae portae. [L., literally, vein of
        the entrance.] (Anat.) The portal vein of the liver. See
        under Portal.
        [1913 Webster]

vena portae - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vena portae
      n 1: a short vein that carries blood into the liver [syn:
           portal vein, hepatic portal vein, portal, vena portae
           ]