portal vein
noun [ C usually singular ] anatomy specialized uk/ˈpɔː.təl ˌveɪn/ us/ˈpɔːr.t̬əl ˌveɪn/ (also hepatic portal vein)
门静脉（这种静脉将血液从小肠运输到肝脏，血液中含有从食物所吸收的物质）
the vein (= tube) that carries blood, containing substances obtained from food, from the intestines to the liver
A clot had formed in the portal vein.
Most of the healthy liver cells will not be affected because they get their blood supply from the portal vein.
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- The nutritive materials that are carried to the liver by the portal vein are dehydrated by that organ.
- In portal hypertension, the liver cannot accept all of the fluid from the portal vein.
- Ultrasound may show both hepatic veins and portal veins and occasionally demonstrates intravascular tumour.