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Portal System
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Definition
: A system of vessels in which blood, after passing through one capillary bed, is conveyed through a second set of capillaries before it returns to the systemic circulation. It pertains especially to the hepatic portal system.
/radiogr: consider also PORTOGRAPHY
See Also
Liver Circulation
;
Portography
Examples
Mesenteric Veins
;
Portal Vein
;
Splenic Vein
;
Umbilical Veins
Other names
Systems, Portal; System, Portal; Portal Systems