1) Vein of the torso
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In anatomy, the splenic vein (in the past called the lienal vein) is the blood vessel that drains blood from the spleen. It joins with the superior mesenteric vein, to form the hepatic portal vein and follows a course superior to the pancreas, alongside of the similarly named artery, the splenic artery. Unlike the splenic artery, the splenic vein ...
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(from the article `splenomegaly`) ...inherited spleen disorders, cysts, and neoplastic diseases. In one form of the disorder, called congestive splenomegaly, the spleen becomes ...
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<anatomy, vein> Vein formed by the union (at the hilus of the spleen) of several small veins from the stomach, pancreas, spleen and mesentery. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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a vein formed by union of several branches at the hilum of the spleen, passing from left to right to the neck of the pancreas, where it joins the superior mesenteric vein to form the portal vein.
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The vein originating at the junction of several branches at the hilum of the spleen, and joining the superior mesenteric vein, to form the portal vein, at the neck of the pancreas.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. arises by the union of several small veins at the hilum on the anterior surface of the spleen with the short gastric and left gastroomental veins; passes backward through the splenorenal ligament to the left kidney, then runs behind the upper border of the pancreas to the neck of the pancreas where it joins the superior m...
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Splenic vein: A vein formed by the union of several small veins that return blood from the stomach, pancreas and spleen. The splenic vein is a major contributor to the portal vein which goes to the liver. Common Misspellings: splenic vains, splenic vien
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The splenic vein arises from five or six branches which return blood from the spleen. The splenic vein merges with the superior mesenteric vein to form the portal vein.
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n] - a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen
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vena lienalis noun a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein
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A vein formed by the union of several small veins that return blood from the stomach, pancreas and spleen. The splenic vein is a major contributor to the portal vein which goes to the liver.
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