gastric vein

/ˌgæstrɪk veɪn/
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Other forms: gastric veins

Definitions of gastric vein
  1. noun
    one of several veins draining the stomach walls
    synonyms: vena gastrica
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    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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