| portal hypertension |
increase in blood pressure in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral veins
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| portal system |
system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver
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| portal vein |
a short vein that carries blood into the liver
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| portal circulation |
1. the circulation of blood from the capillaries of one organ through larger vessels to the capillaries of another organ, before returning through larger veins back to the heart; see also hypophysial portal c. 2. the passage of the blood from capillaries of the gastrointestinal tract and spleen through capillaries of the liver before entering the hepatic vein. 3. hypothalamo-hypophysial portal system.
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| portal-systemic anastomosis |
portosystemic anastomosis, 1. a naturally-occurring anastomosis between the portal and systemic venous circulations. 2. see under shunt.
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