| portal |
a door or entrance
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| porta hepatis |
A horizontal fisssure in the liver, containing blood and lymph vessels, nerves and the hepatic ducts.
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| portal hypertension |
A condition in which there is high-pressure within the portal vein. This condition may be due to cirrhosis.
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| portosystemic shunt |
operation to create an opening between the portal vein and other veins around the liver.
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| portio |
a share/portion (usually of an inheritance).
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