PORTAL SYSTEM


Meaning of PORTAL SYSTEM in English

Anat.

1. a vascular arrangement in which blood from the capillaries of one organ is transported to the capillaries of another organ by a connecting vein or veins.

2. (loosely) the hepatoportal system.

[ 1850-55 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .