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vena gastrica

DEFINITIONS OF: vena gastrica

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n one of several veins draining the stomach walls

Synonyms:
gastric vein
Types:
left gastric vein, vena gastrica sinistra
arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein
pyloric vein, right gastric vein, vena gastrica-dextra
receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein
Type of:
vein, vena, venous blood vessel
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
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