hepatoportal system
[ hep-uh-toh-pawr-tl, -pohr-, hi-pat-uh- ]
/ ˌhɛp ə toʊˈpɔr tl, -ˈpoʊr-, hɪˌpæt ə- /
noun Anatomy.
a vascular arrangement in vertebrates through which blood is transported into the liver from capillaries of the stomach, spleen, duodenum, pancreas, and intestines.
Compare
portal system.
Words nearby hepatoportal system
hepatopathy,
hepatopetal,
hepatopexy,
hepatopneumonic,
hepatoportal,
hepatoportal system,
hepatopulmonary,
hepatorenal,
hepatorenal syndrome,
hepatorrhaphy,
hepatorrhexis