vena gastrica-dextra

Definitions of vena gastrica-dextra
  1. noun
    receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein
    synonyms: pyloric vein, right gastric vein
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    type of:
    gastric vein, vena gastrica
    one of several veins draining the stomach walls
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